lapper

¹

[ lap-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that laps lap liquid.

lapper

²

[ lap-er ]

verb (used without object)

, Scot. and North England.

1. to clabber; curdle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lapper¹

First recorded in 1600–10; lap ³ + -er ¹

Origin of lapper²

1805–15; Scots form of lopper ²

Example Sentences

A countershaft complete with pulleys is attached to each Lapper.

From Project Gutenberg

The first of these preliminary processes is that which is done by the sliver-lapper.

From Project Gutenberg

I'm a non-drinker, a teetotaller, a pop-lapper, an' a grape-juice swizzler!

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