birdcall vs clack

birdcall

noun
  • Any vocalisation of a bird. 

  • An imitation of this cry. 

  • A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds. 

verb
  • To imitate the cry of a bird. 

clack

noun
  • Chatter; prattle. 

  • The tongue. 

  • An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk. 

  • Anything that causes a clacking noise, such as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve. 

verb
  • To chatter or babble; to utter rapidly without consideration. 

  • To cause to make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click. 

  • To make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click. 

  • To cut the sheep's mark off (wool), to make the wool weigh less and thus yield less duty. 

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