Now chiefly Sc. [App. a deriv. of CLAMP v.1 or 2, or perh. vaguely combining the two. Cf. esp. CLAMP v.1 2.]
1. trans. To put together hastily or clumsily; to botch, tinker, or patch up. lit. and fig.
1545. Ascham, Toxoph. (Arb.), 83. Rifraffe, pelfery, trumpery, baggage, and beggerie ware clamparde vp of one that would seme to be fitter for a shop in dede than to write any boke.
1563–87. Foxe, A. & M. (1684), III. 5. This Apish mass became so clampered and patched together with so many divers and sundry additions.
1822. Scott, Lett. to Joanna Baillie, 10 Feb., in Lockhart. If I can clamper up the story into a sort of single scene.
1862. R. Paul, Lett., in Mem., xviii. (1872), 239. Dr. Candlish has been in London to clamper up the Lord Advocate’s Education Bill.
† 2. intr. ‘Industriously to patch up accusations’ (Jamieson). Obs.
a. 1664. Jas. Spottiswood, Mem. (1811), 71 (Jam.). He preuayled nothing by clamperinge with the bishopp of Clogher.
Hence Clampering vbl. sb.
1580. Sidney, Arcadia, V. (1622), 446. The people alreadie tyred with their owne diuisions (of which his clampring had beene a principall nurse).
