clapper in the PONS Dictionary

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The clapper consists of two flat pieces of hardwood (either "zitan", "hongmu", or "hualimu" rosewood) or bamboo that are tied loosely together on one end.
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Other devices, such as wooden clappers ("hyoshigi") were sometimes used in urban war camps, or urban skirmishes, to set time and encourage troops.
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The magnetic field of the electromagnet collapses, and the clapper springs away from the bell.
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Clapper-bells made of pottery have been found in several archaeological sites.
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The coin depicts a bell with a key adjoining the clapper.
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These were single-stroke bells: applying current to an electromagnet pulled the bell's clapper against the bell or gong and gave one chime.
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Trapezoid-shaped wooden troughs of various sizes in several vertical rows with one or two wooden or metal small clappers hanging inside them.
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As the clapper touches one bell, it is charged by one pile, and then electrostatically repelled, being attracted to the other bell.
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The clappers are played together or on the floor to create a cracking sound.
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Bon dances may employ the use of different utensils, such as fans, small towels and wooden hand clappers.
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