yapp

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/jæp/

noun

In bookbinding, the edge of the binding that extends beyond the edges of the pages, and may protect the gilding.

OriginMiddle English yap ← Old English gēap →
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Meanings

yapp1

nounyapp (plural yapps)

plural yapps

  1. In bookbinding, the edge of the binding that extends beyond the edges of the pages, and may protect the gilding.

Yapp2

proper nounYapp (plural Yapps)

plural Yapps

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Origin

yapp · noun

Said to be from Yapp, the surname of the 19th-century bookbinder who invented them.

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Yapp · proper noun

  1. Old Englishgēap“crooked, bent; devious, cunning”
  2. Middle Englishyap“deceitful, shrewd”
  3. EnglishYapp

Nickname for a clever or cunning person, from Middle English yap (“deceitful, shrewd”), from Old English gēap (“crooked, bent; devious, cunning”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with yapp

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

yapp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yapp

MLA

“yapp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yapp. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yapp,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yapp.

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