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lapping

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English lappinge, wlappynge, equivalent to lap +‎ -ing.

Verb

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lapping

  1. present participle and gerund of lap
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Etymology 2

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From Middle English lapping, lappyng, lappinge, equivalent to lap +‎ -ing.

Noun

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lapping (countable and uncountable, plural lappings)

  1. A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.
    • 1830, Samuel Frederick Gray, The Chemistry of the Arts:
      the iron roller is previously wound round with from 20 to 30 thicknesses of a strong twilled woollen cloth , which is called by the machine printer the lapping , which protects both the calico and the copper roller
  2. The process of forming a lap or fleece of fibrous material for the carding-machine.
  3. The rubbing or polishing of a metal surface.
  4. (accounting) A form of fraud in which payments in the accounts are repeatedly delayed between periods, or diverted between customers, to conceal a theft.
  5. (firearms) The process of rubbing away the lands, or metal between the grooves of a rifled gun, to increase the bore.
  6. (lutherie) Lengths of fine silk, metal wire, or whalebone wrapped tightly around the stick of the bow of a string instrument adjacent to the leather part of the bow grip at the heel.
    Synonym: winding
  7. The gentle, rhythmic sound of water splashing against a solid surface.
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