Definition
A wooden dish or wooden frame with a loose piece of wood that rattles or clacks, historically used by beggars to attract attention or announce their presence.
Etymology
From 'clack' (an onomatopoetic word for a sharp sound) plus 'dish' (a container). Medieval beggars used these noise-making devices as both practical tools and warnings.
Kelly Says
Imagine walking through a medieval marketplace hearing clackdishes—each one announcing a beggar's presence. These simple noise-makers reveal how people long ago created tools to solve social problems.
Translations
ARالعربية
كلاك ديش
klaks dish
BNবাংলা
ক্লাকডিস
klaks-dish
CACatalà
clackdish
klaks-dish
CSČeština
clackdish
klaks-dish
DADansk
clackdish
klaks-dish
DEDeutsch
clackdish
klaks-dish
ELΕλληνικά
κλακντίς
klaks-tis
ESEspañol
clackdish
klaks-dish
FAفارسی
کلاکش دیش
klaks dish
FISuomi
clackdish
klaks-dish
FRFrançais
clackdish
klaks-dish
HAHA
clackdish
klaks-dish
HEעברית
קלאק דיש
klaks dish
HIहिन्दी
क्लैक्डिश
klaks-dish
HUMagyar
clackdish
klaks-dish
IDBahasa Indonesia
clackdish
klaks-dish
IGIG
clackdish
klaks-dish
ITItaliano
clackdish
klaks-dish
JA日本語
クラックディッシュ
kurakku-dish
KMKM
ក្លាចឌីស
kla-ch di-sh
KO한국어
클래크디쉬
keul-le-k di-shi
MSBahasa Melayu
clackdish
klaks-dish
MYမြန်မာ
ကလက်ဒိသ
ka-let-di-sh
NLNederlands
clackdish
klaks-dish
NONorsk
clackdish
klaks-dish
PLPolski
clackdish
klaks-dish
PTPortuguês
clackdish
klaks-dish
RORomână
clackdish
klaks-dish
RUРусский
клакдиш
klaks-dish
SVSvenska
clackdish
klaks-dish
SWKiswahili
clackdish
klaks-dish
TAதமிழ்
கிளாக் டீஷ்
ki-laks tee-sh
TEతెలుగు
క్లాక్డిష్
klaks-dish
TLTL
clackdish
klaks-dish
TRTürkçe
clackdish
klaks-dish
UKУкраїнська
клакдиш
klaks-dish
URاردو
کلاک دیش
klaks dish
VITiếng Việt
clackdish
klaks-dish
YOYO
clackdish
klaks-dish
ZH中文
克拉克迪什
kè lā kè dí shi
ZUZU
clackdish
klaks-dish