different between wapper vs lapper

English

Etymology 1

Noun

wapper (plural wappers)

1. (Britain, dialect) A gudgeon.

Etymology 2

Frequentative of wap; compare German dialect wappern, wippern (“to move up and down, to rock”).

Verb

wapper (third-person singular simple present wappers, present participle wappering, simple past and past participle wappered)

1. (transitive) To cause to shake.
2. (intransitive) To move tremulously, as from weakness; to totter.

See also

• wapper jaw

References

• wapper in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• wrappe

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?p?r

Verb

wapper

1. first-person singular present indicative of wapperen
2. imperative of wapperen

English

Etymology 1

lap +? -er

Noun

lapper (plural lappers)

1. One who laps liquid, who takes liquid in with the tongue.
2. (in combination) Something (especially a race) that has a stated number of laps.
3. (sports) A competitor who is one lap behind another, in the same race, and hence physically in front.
   • June 2006, RoadRacingWorld.com - Stanton Tops Formula Pacific Podium In Fourth Round Of AFM Racing At Thunderhill

     After he tangled with the lapper I thought, ‘Man, that sucks’,” Dorsey explained. “Then I realized I was in the lead! I was going to just cruise home.

4. One who wraps or folds.
5. A mechanism that overlaps material to make it thicker; a lapping cylinder or lapping machine.
6. (sailing) A headsail that overlaps the mast.

Etymology 2

Verb

lapper (third-person singular simple present lappers, present participle lappering, simple past and past participle lappered)

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

Anagrams

• rappel

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Compare French laper.

Verb

lapper

1. (Jersey, onomatopoeia, transitive) to lap (a liquid)

   Synonym: cliapoter

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

lapper m

1. indefinite plural of lapp