lapping

Etymology 1

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

verb

1. present participle and gerund of lap

Etymology 2

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

noun

1. A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.
   the iron roller is previously wound round with from 20 to 30 thicknesses of a strong twilled woollen cloth , which is called by the machine printer the lapping , which protects both the calico and the copper roller 1830, Samuel Frederick Gray, The Chemistry of the Arts
2. (music, lutherie, bowmaking) Lengths of fine wire, silver, gold, silk or whalebone wrapped tightly around the bow stick adjacent to the leather part of the bow grip at the heel of the bow.
3. The process of forming a lap or fleece of fibrous material for the carding-machine.
4. The rubbing or polishing of a metal surface.
5. (firearms) The process of rubbing away the lands, or metal between the grooves of a rifled gun, to increase the bore.
6. (accounting) A form of fraud in which payments in the accounts are repeatedly delayed between periods, or diverted between customers, to conceal a theft.