1885. Daily News, 1 Sept. 2. 5. At half-distance the positions remained unaltered, and, as they began the last lap, it appeared to be any one's race.
Verb. (common).—1. To drink. Also, to go on the lap.
1819. Moore, Tom Crib, p. 21. Up he rose in a fuuk, lapp'd a toothful of brandy.
1869. W. Bradwood, The O. V. H. xix. As the latter lapped his third go of cold gin at the bar of the Greyhound.
1886. Punch, 25 Sept. p. 145. Grinds 'ard, never goes on the lap, Reads Shakspeare instead o' the Pink 'Un.
1892. Milliken, 'Arry Ballads, 62. I lap lemon-squash.
2. (athletes').—In running a race in laps, to overtake: as, to be one or more laps ahead.
3. (American thieves').—To pick up; to take; to steal.—Matsell (1859).
4. (American).—To seat a girl on one's knees.
5. (American).—To throw candy, papers, etc. into the laps of passengers.
To lap the gutter. See Gutter.
To lap up, verb. phr. (American thieves').—To wipe out; to put out of sight.
Cat-lap. See Ante.
Lap-clap, subs. (old).—1. An act
of coition. Cf. Belly-bumping.
Also (2) the condition of pregnancy.
To get a lap-clap =
to be got with child.
1606. Wily Beguiled [Dodsley, Old Plays (1874), ix. 252]. A maid cannot love, or catch a lip-clap or a lap-clap.
1707. Poor Robin [quoted by Nares]. Some maids will get a lip-clip, but let them beware of a lap-clap; for fear of maids they become mothers, and sing the doleful lullaby.
Lap-ear, subs. (American University).—1. A
student of a religious
turn of mind.
2. (American).—A donkey.
Lap-ful, subs. (venery).—1. A
lover or husband; and (2) an
unborn child.
Lapland, subs. (common).—1. The
society of women.
2. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
Lapper, subs. (thieves').—1. Drink;
lap (q.v.). Hence, rare-lapper
= a hard drinker.
Lap-feeder, subs. (common).—A
silver table-spoon.
Lappel. To ship the white lappel,
verb. phr. (nautical).—To
be raised from the ranks.
Lap-priest, subs. (old).—A clerical
apple-squire (q.v.); a servant
(q.v).
1690. Crowne, English Friar, ii 1. I know him, he's a lap-priest indeed! . . . and, being of a tender constitution, . . . he lies between their sheets.
Lap-tea, subs. (American).—An informal
afternoon meal.
Lardy, adj. (common).—Grand;
rich; swell (q.v.). Lardy-dardy
= affected; effeminate: lardy-dah
(or la-di-da) = a swell or
fop. To do or come the lardy-dah
= to dress for the public.
