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Also Inflected form of lap

lapping

lap·ping

UK/ˈlæpɪŋ/ US/ˈlæpɪŋ/ uncommon

noun

1.

covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)

Origin

From Middle English lapping, lappyng, lappinge, equivalent to lap + -ing.

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