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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Clawback

· Claw·back · IPA
01 n. A flatterer or sycophant.
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    A flatterer or sycophant.[Obs.]
02 a. Flattering; sycophantic.
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    Flattering; sycophantic.[Obs.]
    “Like a clawback parasite.” Bp. Hall.
03 v. t. To flatter.
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    To flatter.[Obs.]