Re: Where does the term "clapped out" come from?

Um, perahps the end of a sleazy career in the oldest profession? <g>
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Richard J Kinch wrote:
Discussing used machinery you hear that term "clapped out" come up. I know it means worn to the point of unusability, but I wonder what it means literally. I have this vision of a bunch of Bull-of-the-Woods characters standing around an old grimy shop, applauding as a beloved old machine is finally hauled out to the scrapyard. They "clapped it out"? She was good in her day, and worthy of respect, but no longer useful?
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