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English
Etymology
From jarp + -ing.
Pronunciation
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