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Dappled vs Dapped - What's the difference?

dappled | dapped |

As verbs the difference between dappled and dapped

is that dappled is past tense of dapple while dapped is past tense of dap.

As an adjective dappled

is having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dapple.

dappled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dapple.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (dapple)

    • dapped

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dap)

    • dap

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Bristol, Wales, usually in plural) A plimsoll.
  • * 1988, , Penguin Books (1988), page 169:
    • I somehow expected them to shout obscenities, and was glad I had come ordinarily dressed, in a sports shirt, an old linen jacket, jeans and daps .

    Verb

    (dapp)
  • (Bristol) To run or go somewhere quickly.
    • I'll just dap down to the shop.
  • To do some form of dipping, dabbing, or bouncing action.
    • in metalworking is the technique of creating a hollow indentation, also known as doming, dishing or dapping .
    dapping is to rebound or adopt a rebounding action, e.g. to fish by letting the bait dip and bob lightly onto the water, in the manner that some insects lay eggs in the water.

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