Ft 16018

[HenHen]

25d. Beastly clapper shut up (4) - ?E?L
TIA
HH

[JJ109]

Seal

[HenHen]

Thanks, but I don’t follow. Please clarify

[Flonska]

Seal

[Flonska]

A Seal is an animal and will clap its fins together



To seal is to shut or close something

[dannyk13]

Seals often clap their flippers together.

[HenHen]

Thanks all. I get that but can’t parse “shut up”.
HH

[dannyk13]

To seal is to shut something up.

[JJ109]

To seal a draught, seal and envelope etc = shut it up

[dannyk13]

as in seal up a tomb.

[HenHen]

Silly me!! Not awake yet !! Thanks all.

[donny48]

Noun 1. clapper valve - a simple valve with a hinge on one sideclapper valve - a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction
clack valve, clack
valve - control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
The valve is a seal ?