lapper

Meanings

Noun

• One who laps liquid, who takes liquid in with the tongue.
• Something (especially a race) that has a stated number of laps.
• A competitor who is one lap behind another, in the same race, and hence physically in front.
• One who wraps or folds.
• A mechanism that overlaps material to make it thicker; a lapping cylinder or lapping machine.
• A headsail that overlaps the mast.

Verb

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

Origin

• lap + -er