The plates of an iron vessel overlapping each other, as in clincher work.
·adj Having a lap joint, or lap joints, as many kinds of woodwork and metal work. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Joint>>. II. Jointed ·adj Having joints; articulated; full of nodes; knotty; as,...
·noun The sound of lapping. II. Lap ·noun To wrap or wind around something. III. Lap ·noun An edge...
Butter-milk or whey. CANT. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
·adj Having short intervals between the joints; — said of a plant or an animal, especially of a hor...
When the plates of an iron vessel are flush, as in those that are carvel-built. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·adj Having edges or ends united by a lap weld; as, a lap-welded pipe. ...
Tea, called also scandal broth. See scandal broth. ...
A common phrase for tea or weak drink. ...
The mast carlings are said to lap upon the beams by reason of their great depth, and head-ledges at ...