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From klapperen + steen, calque of German Klapperstein. Named after the rattling noise made by hollow stones.
- IPA(key): /ˈklɑ.pərˌsteːn/
- Hyphenation: klap‧per‧steen
klappersteen m (plural klapperstenen)
- a usually hollow loam stone containing an iron core [from 18th c.]
