LAPPER

lapper

Noun

  1. One who laps liquid, who takes liquid in with the tongue.
  2. (in combination) something (especially a race) that is a stated number of laps e.g. a 25-lapper
  3. A competitor who is one lap behind another, in the same race, and hence physically in front.
  4. A mechanism that overlaps material to make it thicker; a lapping cylinder or lapping machine
  5. A headsail that overlaps the mast.

Verb

  1. To make a gentle splashing sound, as the sound of flowing water.


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