Clawback

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A flatterer or sycophant. [Obs.] "Take heed of these clawbacks." Latimer.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To flatter. [Obs.] Warner.

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

Flattering; sycophantic. [Obs.] Like a clawback parasite. Bp. Hall.