Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Clapperclaw \Clap"per*claw\, v. t. [Clap + claw.]
   1. To fight and scratch. --C. Smart.

   2. To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold.

Source : WordNet®

clapperclaw
     v 1: claw with the nails
     2: use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused
        the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry
        mother shouted at the teacher" [syn: {abuse}, {blackguard},
         {shout}]