After-clap
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: After-clap is a noun meaning Alternative form of afterclap.
Meaning
Alternative form of afterclap.
Example Sentences
What he loses by Venus he thinks to recover by Mercury, but catches his cure as an after-clap, that commonly proves the worse disease of the two.
Sir:—I have long feared that by our continually worrying the ministry here with successive after-clap demands for more and more money, we should at length tire out their patience.
Word Forms
- after-claps
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include after-call, after-shock, after-wit, apres-ski, clitch, letdown.
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