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lapkin

lapkin noun: a napkin for one's lap, often large, and typically used at outdoor food events (e.g. cookouts, camping, etc.).

Noun

lapkin (plural lapkins)

  1. (informal) A napkin for one's lap, often large, and typically used at outdoor food events (e.g. cookouts, camping, etc.).

Forms of lapkin

plurallapkins

Origin of lapkin

Blend of lap + napkin. Compare also Middle English lapkyn, lappekyn (“a piece of cloth worn over a helmet; lambrequin”), Middle Dutch lappekijn.

Questions about lapkin

What does lapkin mean?
Lapkin means a napkin for one's lap, often large, and typically used at outdoor food events (e.g. cookouts, camping, etc.).
What part of speech is lapkin?
Lapkin is a noun.
What is the plural of lapkin?
The plural of lapkin is lapkins.

Words near lapkin in the dictionary

  1. lapises
  2. lapislazzuli
  3. Lapita
  4. Lapith
  5. Lapiths
  6. lapkin
  7. lapkins
  8. Lapkus
  9. Laplaca
  10. Laplacas
  11. Laplace

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