yapp

[ yap ]

noun

Origin of yapp

1880–85; named after William Yapp, 19th-century English bookseller

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In several recent studies, a trio of researchers—Dana Carney, Amy Cuddy, and Andy yapp—have put power under the microscope.
Petraeus May Have Been Felled by His Own Brain Chemistry | Chris Berdik | November 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
yapp, yap, n. a kind of limp leather binding in which the cover overlaps the edge of the book.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) | Various
And yapp among them, held up by two men, with his face all over blood.
Hide and Seek | Wilkie Collins
yapp, he said, she'd got the heart of a lion, and would grow up the finest woman-rider in the world.
Hide and Seek | Wilkie Collins
She missed her chance, not having among her leaders any man of the energy and foresight of Sir A. yapp.
A Padre in France | George A. Birmingham

The inexperienced author should study the methods pursued by Prof. yapp in Figure 37.
The Essentials of Illustration | T. G. (Thomas George) Hill

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