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ˈrap-jacket Southern U.S.
[f. rap v.1]
(See quot. 1893.) Also transf. Now rare or Obs.
1893H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities of Speech in Mississippi 52 Rap-jacket,..a term used by all classes to mean a game of whipping, in which two boys are given switches, and whip each other with all of their might until one says ‘enough’. They both thus have their jackets thoroughly rapped, if they happen to have on those garments. Two boys who have been fighting at school are very frequently punished by the teacher's making them play rap-jacket until he tells them to stop. 1904Westm. Gaz. 12 Feb. 2/1 He up en say dat he be dad blame ef he ain't gwineter play at rap-jacket wid de whole-hoggers ef he kotch um. |