WAPPER

Etymology 1

Noun

wapper (plural wappers)

(UK, dialect) A gudgeon.

Etymology 2

Verb

wapper (third-person singular simple present wappers, present participle wappering, simple past and past participle wappered)

(transitive) To cause to shake.

(intransitive) To move tremulously, as from weakness; to totter.

Anagrams

• wrappe

Source: Wiktionary


Wap"per, v. t. & i. Etym: [freq. of wap, v.; cf. dial. G. wappern, wippern, to move up and down, to rock.]

Definition: To cause to shake; to tremble; to move tremulously, as from weakness; to totter. [Obs.]

Wap"per, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A gudgeon. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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