lapstone

A stone laid in the lap, and used as an anvil by a shoemaker in hammering his leather. lap-streak, s. A structure, usually in boats, in which each streak or plank laps over the one below it. lap-weld, s. Forging : A weld in which the welding edges are thinned down, lapped, and welded. lăp (2), s . [LAP (2), v.] 1. Lit .: A lick, as with the tongue. 2. Fig .: A sound, as of water rippling on a beach. lap-and-pannel, s. Liquor and food. ( Scotch .) lăp (1), v . t . [LAP (1), 8.] To rest in the lap of. lăp (2), *lappe (1), *wlap-pen, v . t . & i. [A corrupt. of wrap (q. v.).] IMG:content-0361.png:[blocks in formation] lapidify