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==Etymology==
− It is probably of imitative origin,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) or a blend of [[clap]] and [[crash]];^(Etymonline) compare Dutch kletsen, splash, and German klatschen.^(Etymonline) Barnhart notes an echoic element in many English words ending in -ash, such as [[bash]] and [[smash]].^(Barnhart 1988)
+ It is probably of imitative origin,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) or a blend of [[clap]] and [[crash]];^(Etymonline) compare [[nl|kletsen]], splash, and [[de|klatschen]].^(Etymonline) Barnhart notes an echoic element in many English words ending in -ash, such as [[bash]] and [[smash]].^(Barnhart 1988)
==Earliest recorded meaning==