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1.Verbpresent participle and gerund of lap
2.NounA kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.
3.NounThe process of forming a lap or fleece of fibrous material for the carding-machine.
4.NounThe rubbing or polishing of a metal surface.
5.NounA form of fraud in which payments in the accounts are repeatedly delayed between periods, or diverted between customers, to conceal a theft.
6.NounThe process of rubbing away the lands, or metal between the grooves of a rifled gun, to increase the bore.
7.NounLengths of fine silk, metal wire, or whalebone wrapped tightly around the stick of the bow of a string instrument adjacent to the leather part of the bow grip at the heel.
8.NounThe gentle, rhythmic sound of water splashing against a solid surface.