bap

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/ bæp /

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noun British.

a soft, flattish bread roll.

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Origin of bap

First recorded in 1505–15; of obscure origin

Other definitions for bap (2 of 3)

bap.

abbreviation

baptized.

Other definitions for bap (3 of 3)

Bap.

or Bapt

abbreviation

Baptist.

How to use bap in a sentence

He crumpled onto the floor in front of his bed and I hit him again, Bap!
Meet the Man Who Killed Bin Laden|David Frum|February 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We passed not far from the foot of the lofty mountain Sah Bap, from which point we could also see several other mountains.
Siam|George B. Bacon
Unbaptised, un-bap′tīzd, adj. not having received baptism, unchristian: unholy.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
"The only Jordan Bap Sloan will ever see now," he said, with a shiver that sent a tremor through his bowed shoulders.
Travelers Five Along Life's Highway|Annie Fellows Johnston

At one eventful chicken fight, where a fee of twenty-five cents for the entrance of each fowl was assessed, one Bap.
Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2)|William H. Herndon
He said there was more need that Je-sus should bap-tize him.
Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading|Josephine Pollard

British Dictionary definitions for bap

bap

/ (bæp) /

noun

British a large soft bread roll

Word Origin for bap

C16: of unknown origin

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