klap, noun2

Forms:
Also clap.
Origin:
South African DutchShow more South African Dutch, tent-flap.
obs.
A canvas curtain hanging at the front or rear of a covered wagon. See after-clap, fore-clap.
a1858 J. Goldswain Chron. (1949) II. 38I had ordered..the claps of the wagon sale to be put down.
a1875 T. Baines Jrnl of Res. (1964) II. 30Hardly had we halted when the pitiless storm fell upon us; the oxen were hastily cast loose, the claps — loose sails with which the ends of the wagon-tents are closed — made fast.
1882 J. Nixon Among Boers 47While the cart was in motion, we were able to keep them (sc. flies) at bay by opening the ‘klap’ or curtain, at the back, and allowing a breeze to circulate through.
1882 J. Nixon Among Boers 72At the back was a door a curtain or ‘klap’ fitting on the upper half.
A canvas curtain hanging at the front or rear of a covered wagon. See after-clap, fore-clap.
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