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lapper

1 American  
[lap-er] / ˈlæp ər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that laps liquid.


lapper 2 American  
[lap-er] / ˈlæp ər /

verb (used without object)

Scot. and North England.
  1. to clabber; curdle.


Etymology

Origin of lapper1

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

Origin of lapper2

1805–15; Scots form of lopper 2

Example Sentences

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Late in the race, Bubba got together with lapper Cole Siebler after Siebler fell in front of him.

From Time Magazine Archive

The funny thing is that the hardcore skater's board has a tail skid, rails, and a lapper bolted down ... whatever!

From Time Magazine Archive

I caught a lapper and the front end tucked.

From Time Magazine Archive

On lap fourteen, after Carmichael had moved around Reed, RC got stuck behind a lapper.

From Time Magazine Archive

SPEEDS—The usual speed of all lapper countershafts is 435 revs. per minute, which gives 1,450 revs. per minute of the Beaters, and 550 revs. per minute of Cylinders, for ordinary cotton.

From Illustrated Catalogue of Cotton Machinery by Company, Howard & Bullough American Machine

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