haps
plural of hap
haps
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hap
• HSAP, HSPA, PAHs, PHAs, SAHP, Shap, hasp, pahs, pash, psha
Source: Wiktionary
Hap, v. t. Etym: [OE.happen.]
Definition: To clothe; to wrap. The surgeon happed her up carefully. Dr. J. Brown.
Hap, n. Etym: [Cf. Hap to clothe.]
Definition: A cloak or plaid. [O. Eng. & Scot.]
Hap, n. Etym: [Icel. happ unexpected good luck.
Definition: That which happens or comes suddenly or unexpectedly; also, the manner of occurrence or taking place; chance; fortune; accident; casual event; fate; luck; lot. Chaucer. Whether art it was or heedless hap. Spenser. Cursed be good haps, and cursed be they that build Their hopes on haps. Sir P. Sidney. Loving goes by haps: Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps. Shak.
Hap, v. i. Etym: [OE. happen. See Hap chance, and cf. Happen.]
Definition: To happen; to befall; to chance. Chaucer. Sends word of all that haps in Tyre. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.