clamp·er
ˈklampər
-ed/-ing/-s
now chiefly Scottish
: to patch together especially clumsily or hastily
I can clamper up the story—
J. G. Lockhart
J. G. Lockhart"
plural -s
now chiefly Scottish
: a patched-together argument or charge
his defense was a mere clamper
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plural -s
: a skilled worker who operates a special rotary press that transfers an engraved design from one small steel roller to another in raised form so that it can later be impressed in a large copper roller for printing cloth
called also clammer
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“Clamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clamper. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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