'Clawback' definitions:

Definition of 'clawback'

From: WordNet
noun
Finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way; "the Treasury will find some clawback for the extra benefits members received"

Definition of 'Clawback'

From: GCIDE
  • Clawback \Claw"back`\, n. A flatterer or sycophant. [Obs.] "Take heed of these clawbacks." --Latimer. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Clawback'

From: GCIDE
  • Clawback \Claw"back`\, a. Flattering; sycophantic. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Like a clawback parasite. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Clawback'

From: GCIDE
  • Clawback \Claw"back`\, v. t. To flatter. [Obs.] --Warner. [1913 Webster]