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▪ I. napper1 rare.|ˈnæpə(r)|
[f. nap v.1 + -er1.]
One who naps or takes a nap.
c1400Rowland & O. 288 Cheualrye es fro hym gone, A nolde nappere als he were. 1728–31Lett. fr. Fog's Jrnl. (1732) II. 103 These are all very moderate Nappers, compared to the famous Seven Sleepers.
▪ II. napper2 rare.|ˈnæpə(r)|
[f. nap v.2 + -er1.]
One who raises the nap on cloth; a machine for this purpose.
1769Dubl. Mercury 16 Sept. 2/2 The several cotteners and nappers in the city of Dublin. 1884Knight Dict. Mech. Suppl. 627/1 Napper, a machine for cleaning, napping, and surfacing hosiery goods.
▪ III. † ˈnapper3 Obs. slang.
[f. nap v.3 + -er1.]
(See quots.)
1653(title) A total Rout of a Pack of Knaves and Drabs, intituled..Nappers, Mobs and Spanners. a1700B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Napper, a Cheat, or Thief.
▪ IV. napper4 dial. and slang.|ˈnæpə(r)|
[Of obscure formation.]
The head.
1785Grose Dict. Vulgar T. 1800in Spirit Pub. Jrnls. IV. 274 By my soul your napper shall be broke. 1821Sporting Mag. VIII. 233 He..run his napper against a stone wall. 1899Speaker 9 Dec. 253/2 Wooly went off his napper. 1916‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin xii. 232 Yer kin be drownded in yer barth, or git a chimney-pot dropped on yer napper in a gale o' wind. 1936F. Clune Roaming round Darling ix. 78 Half a score of Dubboites..waited with suspense and open mouths for a brick to fall back and crack the thrower on the napper. 1936W. Lawson When Cobb & Co. was King v. 81 Fell on his napper on a log. 1947[see conk n.1 c]. 1959G. M. Wilson Shadows on Landing vii. 78 If anyone ever asked for an orangeade bottle on his napper, Fruity did. |