hap
noun
- one's luck/lot, chance/fortune that falls to a person
noun
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L321690 on Wikidata ↗verb
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Pronunciation: /hæp/
noun
Etymology: Shortening of New Latin Haplochromis
- Any of the cichlid fishes of the tribe Haplochromini.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Old English hap English hap Inherited from Old English hap.
- To wrap, clothe.
“Bless thy pretty heart! The bairn’s sick. Come wi’ me, and I’ll hap thee up somewhere. If thou wert a bit cleaner I’d put thee in my own bed, for the Lord’s sake.”
“The surgeon happed her up carefully.”