n. a. v.
3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)
A flatterer or sycophant. [Obs.] "Take heed of these clawbacks." Latimer.
Flattering; sycophantic. [Obs.] Like a clawback parasite. Bp. Hall.
To flatter. [Obs.] Warner.
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