yapp
/jæp/
yapp noun: in bookbinding, the edge of the binding that extends beyond the edges of the pages, and may protect the gilding.
Noun
yapp (plural yapps)
- In bookbinding, the edge of the binding that extends beyond the edges of the pages, and may protect the gilding.
Proper noun capitalized: Yapp
Yapp (plural Yapps)
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
Forms of yapp
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | yapps |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Yapps |
Origin of yapp
Said to be from Yapp, the surname of the 19th-century bookbinder who invented them.
Nickname for a clever or cunning person, from Middle English yap (“deceitful, shrewd”), from Old English gēap (“crooked, bent; devious, cunning”).
Words formed from yapp
Words that rhyme with yapp
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- scrap
- map
- rap
- slap
- overlap
- pap
- crap
- sap
- yap
- bap
- unwrap
- app
- chap
- dap
- frappe
- nap
- uncap
- wap
- entrap
- enwrap
- fap
- frap
- hap
- jap
- minimap
- Phrygian cap
- plap
- recap
- whap
- anion gap
- asap
- bad rap
- belap
- betrap
- cloth cap
- Fanny Murray cap
- FAPP
- GAAP
- ion trap
- katsap
- lagniappe
- mishap
- Noddy cap
- scap
- shrap
- stap
- umbelap
- unstrap
Questions about yapp
- What does yapp mean?
- Yapp means in bookbinding, the edge of the binding that extends beyond the edges of the pages, and may protect the gilding.
- What part of speech is yapp?
- Yapp can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce yapp?
- Yapp is pronounced /jæp/.
- What is the plural of yapp?
- The plural of yapp is yapps.
Words near yapp in the dictionary
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