jaup
[jawp, jahp]
/dʒɔp, dʒɑp/
noun
,
Scot.
and
North England
1.
a splash, spurt, or drop of water.
2.
a spot or stain, as from a splash of water or mud.
Also,
jawp
.
Origin
1505-15;
perhaps akin to
jaw
2
British Dictionary definitions for
jaup
jarp
/
dʒɑːp
/
verb
1.
(
transitive
) (
Northeast English
,
dialect
) to strike or smash, esp to break the shell of (an egg) at Easter
Word Origin
from Scottish
jaup, jawp
to dash or splash like water: perhaps of imitative origin