JARP

Etymology

Verb

jarp (third-person singular simple present jarps, present participle jarping, simple past and past participle jarped)

(UK, Ireland, dialect) To knock one pace-egg against that of an opponent, with the aim of cracking the other’s egg and leaving one's own intact.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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