After-clap

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of afterclap. alt-of, alternative

    "What he loses by Venus he thinks to recover by Mercury, but catches his cure as an after-clap, that commonly proves the worse disease of the two."

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echoaftereffectafterglowafterimageaftermathaftertaste

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"What he loses by Venus he thinks to recover by Mercury, but catches his cure as an after-clap, that commonly proves the worse disease of the two."

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