Etymology

yeepsen

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Today it means: Anything that can be held in two hands; a double handful. Full definition →

Middle English yespon
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  1. Middle English · derived fromyespon
  2. English todayyeepsen

From Middle English yespon, ȝespon, ȝespen, ȝispon (“a measure of volume equivalent to that contained in a person’s hands cupped together”). See yepsen for more.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishyespon all →

yepsen

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.