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lapper

1

[ lap-er ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that laps lap liquid.


lapper

2

[ lap-er ]

verb (used without object)

Scot. and North England.
  1. to clabber; curdle.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lapper1

First recorded in 1600–10; lap 3 + -er 1

Origin of lapper2

1805–15; Scots form of lopper 2
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All her life, artist Alison Lapper has faced constant scrutiny about her artwork and personal life.

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The director of a contemporary art gallery once said: “If you’ve got an Alison Lapper up on the wall, you’ve got to justify it every day.”

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“That divisiveness is not what the country needs,” Lapper added.

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“His agenda is not welcome here,” said John Lapper, a member of both the Simi Valley Democratic Club and Indivisible Simi Valley, who helped organize the protest.

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Ms Lapper, who became a high-profile figure after posing nude, while pregnant with Parys, for a sculpture in Trafalgar Square, had previously criticised his "appalling" mental-health care since his secondary school days.

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