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jarp

British  
/ dʒɔːp, dʒɑːp /

verb

  1. dialect (tr) to strike or smash, esp to break the shell of (an egg) at Easter

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Etymology

Origin of jarp

from Scottish jaup, jawp to dash or splash like water: perhaps of imitative origin

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