clawback (kla bak)

and a. [ These flattering clawbacks are original roots of all mischief. Latimer , 2d Sermon bef. Edw. VI., 1549. Parasite [F.], a Parasite, a trencher-friend,. a claw . back , flatterer, soother, smoother for good cheer sake. Cotgrave. 2. Same as back - scratcher , 1. II.t a . Flattering. Bp . Hall . clawbackt (kla'bak), v . t . [ clawback , n.] To fawn on; curry favor with. Warner . claw-balk (kla bak), n.. A balk or beam used in making floating bridges. See extract. Each two men carrying a claw - balk , or timbers fitted with a claw, one of which held the gunwale of the boat, the other the shore abutment. The Century , XXIX. 280. claw-bar (klåbär), n. A hand-bar with a bent claw-shaped point for drawing spikes from railroad-ties.