lappers

Noun

lapper (plural lappers)

1. One who laps liquid, who takes liquid in with the tongue.
   • ...that recipient of the favors and caresses of the hearthstone, that lapper of milk from the national saucer, the cat.1913, William Atherton Du Puy, Uncle Sam, Wonder Worker, page ?
2. (in-compounds) Something (especially a race) that has a stated number of laps.
   • […] Richard Petty Private Collection outran Buck Baker's '62 Chrysler to win the 200-lapper. One week later, Jim Paschal finished second to race winner Junior.2001, Tim Bongard, Richard Petty: The Cars of the King, page ?
3. 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. A headsail that overlaps the mast.

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