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Webster 1913 Edition

Clawback

Claw′backˊ

,

Noun.

A flatterer or sycophant.

[Obs.]

“Take heed of these clawbacks.”

Latimer.

Claw′backˊ

,

Adj.

Flattering; sycophantic.

[Obs.]

Like a

clawback

parasite.

Bp. Hall.

Claw′backˊ

,

Verb.

T.

To flatter.

[Obs.]

Warner.