jarping

English

Etymology

From jarp +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑːpɪŋ/
(General American) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑɹpɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)pɪŋ
Hyphenation: jarp‧ing

Noun

jarping (uncountable)

(Cumbria, Ireland, Northumberland, Yorkshire, games) gerund of jarp: the activity of knocking one pace-egg (“a hard-boiled coloured egg traditionally made at Easter”) against that of an opponent, with the aim of cracking the other's egg and leaving one's own intact, an Easter custom in many countries.

Verb

jarping

present participle and gerund of jarp

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