jarping

English

Etymology

From jarp +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

Noun

jarping (uncountable)

  1. (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

  1. present participle and gerund of jarp
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