rappingn.¹

Brit.

/ˈrapɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈræpɪŋ/

Forms: see rap v.² and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rap v.², -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < rap v.² + -ing suffix¹.

a. The action of striking or knocking sharply, esp. repeatedly; an instance of this. Also in extended use.

ΚΠ

a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 97 (MED) Soun noght of sawle ys a rappyngge togedre [L. collisio] of stones, hewynge of wode, and swylk lyk, þat hauen no lyf.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward V f. iiij^v When he was with hasty rappyng quickely let in.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xii. 162 Stones..on the helms..Kept such a rapping, it amaz'd great Asius.

1650 T. Vaughan Anthroposophia Theomagica 92 Such chiming and clinching of words, Antithetall Librations, and Symphonicall rappings.

1740 L. Whyte Poems i. 18 Such rapping will disturb his Head.

1798 Libertines II. vii. 29 The castle gates were scarce closed for the night, when Roderigo was awakened by a loud rapping at the outer gate.

1803 G. Walker Don Raphael II. 240 A loud rapping made me believe they were returned.

1859 T. Hughes Scouring of White Horse vii. 153 There was a rapping on the table.

1923 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Dec. 853/3 He writes in short snappy sentences, the persistent rapping of which makes it very difficult for the reader to keep up his attention for long.

1992 P. David Imzadi xxi. 163 Riker was sound asleep when an insistent rapping came at his door.

b. spec. = spirit rapping n.

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the world > the supernatural > the occult > spiritualism > [noun] > rapping or moving table (by spirit)

spirit rappings1846

table tipping1846

rapping1848

table-lifting1852

table-moving1852

table-turning1852

rap1853

table-rapping1853

table-tapping1854

table tilting1858

1848 M. Fox in A. Conan Doyle Hist. Spiritualism (1926) I. iv. 62 The children, who slept in the other bed in the room, heard the rapping, and tried to make similar sounds by snapping their fingers.

1860 R. W. Emerson Worship in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 184 In creeds never was such levity; witness the..deliration of rappings.

1894 A. Lang Cock Lane 29 The facts of rappings, ghosts, clairvoyance..are very doubtful facts after all.

1954 J. F. Rinn Searchlight on Psychical Res. vi. 56 ‘What are the points of your coming exposé?’ asked Creelman. ‘First the rappings,’ Mrs. Kane smiled.

1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XVII. 513/1 The spirits,..it is alleged, use different methods [of communication].., such as rappings, table tippings, [etc.].

2002 Welland (Ont.) Tribune (Nexis) 31 Dec. a4 Whenever she hears a rapping on her bedroom window..she knows Sheppard's spirit is still with her.

c. Founding. The process of striking a mould with a tool, piece of wood, etc., in order to loosen the pattern (cf. rapping bar n. at Compounds).

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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > founding or casting > specific processes involved in

rapping1851

false coring1866

sweeping1902

jar ramming1909

jolt ramming1909

jolt-squeeze1931

shell-moulding1951

1851 D. P. Thompson Rangers I. 76 There, could be distinguished..the regularly repeated rapping of bullet-moulds to disengage the freshly-cast balls.

1894 W. J. Lineham Text-bk. Mech. Engin. ii. 62 Some moulders lift a pattern with less rapping than others.

1967 O. Almeida Metalworking v. 88 Rapping..loosens the pattern in the sand so that it can be withdrawn easily.

2004 R. Kesavan et al. Process Planning & Cost Estimation iv. 179 In turn, therefore, rapping enlarges the mold cavity which results in a bigger sized casting.

†2.

a. The sharp utterance (of an oath); an instance of this. Cf. rap v.² 8a. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Iurement,..a rapping out of an oath.

1645 D. Featley Καταβάπτισται Κατάπτυστοι: Dippers Dipt 126 There is rapping out of oaths.

b. Perjury. Cf. rap v.² 8b. Obsolete.

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society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > perjury

forswornnessc1000

manathOE

false swearingc1200

misswarec1225

forswearing1340

perjurea1393

perjurya1393

manswearingc1400

manswornc1400

perjurementc1450

misswearing1496

perjuration1570

pejeration1650

hard swearing1731

rapping1743

1743 H. Fielding Jonathan Wild i. xiii, in Misc. III. 83 He was a pitiful Fellow who would stick at a little Rapping for his friend.

3. Originally U.S.

a. colloquial (esp. in African-American use). The action or practice of talking or chatting; conversation or gossip, esp. conducted in a lively manner; improvised repartee, banter. Cf. rap v.² 8c.

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the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat

confabulationc1450

device1490

chat1573

tittle-tattle?c1640

small talk1650

confab1701

chit-chat1710

jaw1748

small-talking1786

prose1787

rap1787

coze1804

talky-talky1812

clack1813

chit-chatting1823

cozey1837

gossip1849

mardlea1852

yarn1857

conflab1873

chinwag1879

chopsing1879

cooze1880

chatting1884

schmoozing1884

talky-talk1884

pitch1888

schmooze1895

coosy1903

wongi1929

yap1930

kibitz1931

natter1943

old talk1956

jaw-jaw1958

yacking1959

ole talk1964

rapping1967

1967 Time 7 July 19/1 Shoeless hippies huddled in doorways, smoking pot, ‘rapping’ (achieving rapport with random talk).

1968 G. D. Suttles Social Order of Slum ix. 159 ‘Rapping’ with one's girl friend is also a frequent activity.

1969 T. Kochmann in Trans-action Feb. 27/1 While often used to mean ordinary conversation, rapping is distinctively a fluent and lively way of talking, always characterized by a high degree of personal style.

1972 M. J. Bosse Incident at Naha i. 60 After this failure of communication, our rapping dragged on like that of two old ladies.

1977 Rolling Stone 13 Jan. 60/2 (advt.) Multi~racial magazine features workable self-help articles, rapping, fiction.

1994 P. Baker Blood Posse vi. 69 The other cop, who was quite comfortable letting his partner do all the rapping, calmly instructed me to turn my pockets out also.

b. The performance of rap music; rhythmic speaking or recitation of lyrics in the style associated with this. Cf. rap v.² 8d.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > pop music > [noun] > other pop music

a cappella1905

soundclash1925

marabi1933

doo-wop1958

filk1959

folk-rock1963

Liverpool sound1963

Mersey beat1963

Mersey sound1963

surf music1963

malombo1964

mbaqanga1964

easy listening1965

disco music1966

Motown1966

boogaloo1967

power pop1967

psychedelia1967

yé-yé1967

agitpop1968

bubblegum1968

Tamla Motown1968

Tex-Mex1968

downtempo1969

taarab1969

thrash1969

world music1969

funk1970

MOR1970

tropicalism1970

Afrobeat1971

electro-pop1971

post-rock1971

techno-pop1971

Tropicalia1971

tropicalismo1971

disco1972

Krautrock1972

schlager1973

Afropop1974

punk funk1974

disco funk1975

Europop1976

mgqashiyo1976

P-funk1976

funkadelia1977

karaoke music1977

alternative music1978

hardcore1978

psychobilly1978

punkabilly1978

R&B1978

cowpunk1979

dangdut1979

hip-hop1979

Northern Soul1979

rap1979

rapping1979

jit1980

trance1980

benga1981

New Romanticism1981

post-punk1981

rap music1981

scratch1982

scratch-music1982

synth-pop1982

electro1983

garage1983

Latin1983

Philly1983

New Age1984

New Age music1985

ambient1986

Britpop1986

gangster rap1986

house1986

house music1986

mbalax1986

rai1986

trot1986

zouk1986

bhangra1987

garage1987

hip-house1987

new school1987

old school1987

thrashcore1987

acid1988

acid house1988

acid jazz1988

ambience1988

Cantopop1988

dance1988

deep house1988

industrial1988

swingbeat1988

techno1988

dream pop1989

gangsta rap1989

multiculti1989

new jack swing1989

noise-pop1989

rave1989

Tejano1989

breakbeat1990

chill-out music1990

indie1990

new jack1990

new jill swing1990

noisecore1990

baggy1991

drum and bass1991

gangsta1991

handbag house1991

hip-pop1991

loungecore1991

psychedelic trance1991

shoegazing1991

slowcore1991

techno-house1991

gabba1992

jungle1992

sadcore1992

UK garage1992

darkcore1993

dark side1993

electronica1993

G-funk1993

sampladelia1994

trip hop1994

break1996

psy-trance1996

nu skool1997

folktronica1999

dubstep2002

Bongo Flava2003

grime2003

Bongo2004

singeli2015

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > [noun] > singing of other music

operatics1845

folk-singing1907

lieder-singing1937

pop singing1945

torch singing1947

protest-singing1966

rapping1979

MC-ing1984

1979 Billboard 5 May 54/5 Starski is proud of his ability to excite a crowd with his rapping. ‘It's a beautiful thing to see a dance floor full of people dancing to your music and answering to your rap.’

1981 N.Y. Times 15 July c19/1 Miss Harry and Mr. Stein,..who have long been involved in funk rhythms, rapping and other..black music trends.

1996 Rolling Stone (Electronic ed.) 11 July 51 For this album, Beck also worked on his rapping.

2005 J. Chang Can't stop won't Stop xiv. 316 He held court with a kind of advanced rap school, teaching the finer points of rapping, mixing and scratching to a burgeoning crew of kids.

Compounds

rapping bar n. Founding a pointed iron bar for loosening patterns from moulds, which is inserted vertically into a hole in the pattern and caused to vibrate by being struck with a hammer.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > metalworking equipment > [noun] > casting equipment > mould > equipment for loosening from mould

rapping bar1888

ingot stripper1904

1888 Lockwood's Dict. Mech. Engin. 277 Rapping bar.

1948 H. W. Baker Mod. Workshop Technol. i. iii. 60 For a wood pattern the rapping bar may be pointed and driven into the wood itself; or special rapping plates with suitable holes may be fixed to it.

2000 C. W. Ammen Metalcasting iv. 60 The rapping bar consists of a piece of brass or steel (cold roll) rod which is machined or ground to a tapered point.

rapping iron n. (a) Founding = rapping bar n. (rare); (b) a tool used in basketry for tapping the woven rows of a basket into place.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > manufacture of fabric from specific materials > manufacture of articles made from twigs, etc. > basket-making > equipment for

brake1824

screw block1897

rapping iron1901

picking knife1912

1901 Shop & Foundry Pract. (Colliery Engineer Co.) IV. xxxv. 3 The pattern may be loosened by rapping sidewise on the draw-nail, but it is better to use a rapping iron in a separate hole.

1924 C. Crampton Canework 12 Rapping iron to tap the rows of weaving to make the work quite level.

1979 Dryad Catal. 87/1 Canework tools..Rapping iron for levelling (or regulating) cane weaving.

2001 Independent 6 Jan. (Time Off section) 13/3 A wooden ‘rapping iron’ for beating down the weave to help produce the dense effect.

rapping plate n. Founding a metal plate attached to a pattern to prevent damage when the pattern is loosened from the mould.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > metalworking equipment > [noun] > casting equipment > mould > parts or accessories of mould

flask1697

sharp1703

core1728

oddside1836

drawback1843

cope1856

nowel1864

rapping plate1876

prod1888

knock-out1893

undercut1909

hot top1917

tundish1926

pipe chaplet1934

natch1941

parting1967

1876 J. Richards Econ. Workshop Manip. xxii. 99 Rapping plates, draw-irons, and other details of pattern-making are soon understood by observation.

1960 R. Lister Decorative Cast Ironwork ii. 25 To further facilitate the withdrawal, metal rapping and lifting plates are available.., ready drilled and countersunk for screwing to the pattern, and tapped to receive the lifting screw.

1997 P. H. Spectre Woodworking Projects i. 42 Removal can also be facilitated by the use of rapping plates (or draw straps on larger jobs), which the molder taps to loosen the pattern from the sand.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† rappingn.²

Forms: 1500s rappynge.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation; apparently modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: rap v.³, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Apparently < rap v.³ + -ing suffix¹ (although compare also later rap v.⁴ 2), apparently after post-classical Latin rapacitas rapacity n.

Obsolete. rare.

The practice of seizing or taking something.

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the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [noun]

nomea1300

arrestc1386

seizingc1400

rugging1507

rapping1541

grasping1546

seizement1581

expropriation1626

possessionc1693

grabbing1788

grab1835

1541 T. Paynell tr. Felicius Conspiracie of Catiline i. f. 1 In rappynge and catchynge he was auaritious [L. Erat in raparcitate [sic] auarus].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

rappingadj.

Brit.

/ˈrapɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈræpɪŋ/

Forms: see rap v.² and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rap v.², -ing suffix².

Etymology: < rap v.² + -ing suffix². With sense 2 compare slightly earlier rapper n. 2.

1. That raps or knocks; (in later use spec. of a spirit) that communicates by means of a series of raps.

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the world > the supernatural > the occult > spiritualism > [adjective] > that raps (of spirit)

rapping1566

table-rapping1854

1566 J. Studley tr. Seneca Medea v. v. 45 Whom bumping with thy rapping post Megeta wilt thou crush?

1581 J. Studley tr. Seneca Hippolytus ii, in T. Newton et al. tr. Seneca 10 Trag. f. 64 The Souldier was not busied his blunted Tooles to whet, Nor rapping Pellets, Cannon shot the barred Gates downe bet.

1609 A. Gardyne Garden Grave & Godlie Flowres sig. C2 ^v Helpe of hedge, to keep it close and calme, From v'olent winds, and from the rapping raine.

1850 Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pa.) 4 Nov. 3/2 The Rapping Spirits have arrived at Cincinnati, and are to commence their knocking operations.

1851 N. Hawthorne House of Seven Gables xvii. 282 ‘These rapping spirits, that little Phoebe told us of, the other day,’ said Clifford,—‘what are these but the messengers of the spiritual world.’

1913 J. Muir Story of my Boyhood vi. 211 Thay puir silly medium-bodies may gang to the deil wi' their rappin' speerits.

1933 N. Fodor Encycl. Psychic Sci. 321/2 Rudolf of Fulda, a chronicle dating from 858 a.d. speaks of communications with a rapping intelligence.

1993 Sunday Tasmanian (Nexis) 31 Oct. Mr West..is unfazed by his rapping ghost.

2. Unusually big or striking (cf. whopping adj.). In later use chiefly English regional (northern). Now rare. Eng. Dial. Dict. (at cited word) records this sense as still in use in Yorkshire in 1904.

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the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > very great

swappingc1440

bumping1566

thumping1576

swingeinga1592

knocking1598

gigantical1604

gigantine1605

gigantean1611

gigantal?1614

thundering1618

whoppinga1625

humming1654

rapping1657

whisking1673

threshing1707

sousing1735

nation1765

heroic1785

runaway1790

spanking1791

gigantic1797

whacking1797

cracking1834

ringing1834

bouncing1842

walloping1847

stavingc1850

banging1864

howling1865

whooping1866

smacking1888

God almighty1913

Christ almighty1961

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > exceptionally large of its kind

gurta1400

swappingc1440

swappit?a1513

strongc1540

thwacking1567

thumping1576

bouncing1579

swingeinga1592

whoppinga1625

rapping1657

spankinga1666

whisking1673

swagging1731

skelping?a1786

whacking1797

slapping1825

plumping1832

walloping1847

slashing1854

smacking1888

plonking1896

sollicking1946

1657 J. Bramhall Castigations Mr. Hobbes 426 He concludeth his Animadversion with a rapping Paradox indeed.

1668 F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue II. xxv. 252 Had they gone with us..they should have had rapping cheer.

1680 J. Dryden Kind Keeper iii. i. 29 Now will he lye three or four rapping Voluntiers, rather than be thought ignorant in any thing.

1720 J. Strype Stow's Surv. of London (rev. ed.) I. i. xvii. 95/2 He maketh a voluntary Confession of three other rapping Crimes.

1728 W. Smith Ann. Univ.-Coll. (new ed.) 181 Next comes a rapping Lye.

1771 A. Skinn Old Maid (Dublin ed.) I. xxv. 117 No ma'am, says I, with a rapping oath.

1844 J. F. Cooper Afloat & Ashore III. x. 153 It must be a rapping income that will permit a fellow like you to keep up such a balance!

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Rapping, large. Var. dial.

1869 R. B. Peacock Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale Rappin', large.

a. Chiefly U.S. (originally in African-American usage). Characterized by informal or improvised talk; (of a person) that engages in such talk. Cf. rap v.² 8c.

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1971 Black Scholar Jan. 41/2 In his rapping ‘introduction’ Rawls describes the well dressed hustler's suit.

1974 Black World Sept. 55/2 Little happens but the emotional release of a rapping preacher.

1989 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald Jrnl. 2 Jan. e2 A Pittsburgh native..with an outgoing personality whose rapping conversation has been featured on ESPN.

2003 M. Coleman Playback iv. 73 To many ears, pioneering DJ Alan Freed went so far as to emulate and flat-out imitate the fast-rapping style of the black R&B DJs.

b. Originally U.S. That performs rap music; that raps (cf. rap v.² 8d).

ΚΠ

1979 Billboard 5 May 3/2 Many black disco promoters now use the rapping DJs to attract young fans... The young man credited with reviving the rapping habit in this area is DJ Hollywood, who started gabbing along with records a few years go.

1981 N.Y. Times 24 July c9/1 Rap singles by Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five..and other rapping groups were 1981's freshest new sounds.

1991 Chicago Tribune 4 Nov. v. 3/3 Bilingual rapping hunk..proves he's the male counterpart to Madonna.

2003 S. Stanton Tombstone Tourist (ed. 2) 226 The album..closes with the haunting death of its rapping narrator.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

n.¹a1500

n.²1541

adj.1566

单词	rapping
释义	rappingn.¹ Brit. /ˈrapɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈræpɪŋ/ Forms: see rap v.² and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rap v.², -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < rap v.² + -ing suffix¹. 1. a. The action of striking or knocking sharply, esp. repeatedly; an instance of this. Also in extended use. ΚΠ a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 97 (MED) Soun noght of sawle ys a rappyngge togedre [L. collisio] of stones, hewynge of wode, and swylk lyk, þat hauen no lyf. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward V f. iiij^v When he was with hasty rappyng quickely let in. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xii. 162 Stones..on the helms..Kept such a rapping, it amaz'd great Asius. 1650 T. Vaughan Anthroposophia Theomagica 92 Such chiming and clinching of words, Antithetall Librations, and Symphonicall rappings. 1740 L. Whyte Poems i. 18 Such rapping will disturb his Head. 1798 Libertines II. vii. 29 The castle gates were scarce closed for the night, when Roderigo was awakened by a loud rapping at the outer gate. 1803 G. Walker Don Raphael II. 240 A loud rapping made me believe they were returned. 1859 T. Hughes Scouring of White Horse vii. 153 There was a rapping on the table. 1923 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Dec. 853/3 He writes in short snappy sentences, the persistent rapping of which makes it very difficult for the reader to keep up his attention for long. 1992 P. David Imzadi xxi. 163 Riker was sound asleep when an insistent rapping came at his door. b. spec. = spirit rapping n. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > spiritualism > [noun] > rapping or moving table (by spirit) spirit rappings1846 table tipping1846 rapping1848 table-lifting1852 table-moving1852 table-turning1852 rap1853 table-rapping1853 table-tapping1854 table tilting1858 1848 M. Fox in A. Conan Doyle Hist. Spiritualism (1926) I. iv. 62 The children, who slept in the other bed in the room, heard the rapping, and tried to make similar sounds by snapping their fingers. 1860 R. W. Emerson Worship in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 184 In creeds never was such levity; witness the..deliration of rappings. 1894 A. Lang Cock Lane 29 The facts of rappings, ghosts, clairvoyance..are very doubtful facts after all. 1954 J. F. Rinn Searchlight on Psychical Res. vi. 56 ‘What are the points of your coming exposé?’ asked Creelman. ‘First the rappings,’ Mrs. Kane smiled. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XVII. 513/1 The spirits,..it is alleged, use different methods [of communication].., such as rappings, table tippings, [etc.]. 2002 Welland (Ont.) Tribune (Nexis) 31 Dec. a4 Whenever she hears a rapping on her bedroom window..she knows Sheppard's spirit is still with her. c. Founding. The process of striking a mould with a tool, piece of wood, etc., in order to loosen the pattern (cf. rapping bar n. at Compounds). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > founding or casting > specific processes involved in rapping1851 false coring1866 sweeping1902 jar ramming1909 jolt ramming1909 jolt-squeeze1931 shell-moulding1951 1851 D. P. Thompson Rangers I. 76 There, could be distinguished..the regularly repeated rapping of bullet-moulds to disengage the freshly-cast balls. 1894 W. J. Lineham Text-bk. Mech. Engin. ii. 62 Some moulders lift a pattern with less rapping than others. 1967 O. Almeida Metalworking v. 88 Rapping..loosens the pattern in the sand so that it can be withdrawn easily. 2004 R. Kesavan et al. Process Planning & Cost Estimation iv. 179 In turn, therefore, rapping enlarges the mold cavity which results in a bigger sized casting. †2. a. The sharp utterance (of an oath); an instance of this. Cf. rap v.² 8a. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Iurement,..a rapping out of an oath. 1645 D. Featley Καταβάπτισται Κατάπτυστοι: Dippers Dipt 126 There is rapping out of oaths. b. Perjury. Cf. rap v.² 8b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > perjury forswornnessc1000 manathOE false swearingc1200 misswarec1225 forswearing1340 perjurea1393 perjurya1393 manswearingc1400 manswornc1400 perjurementc1450 misswearing1496 perjuration1570 pejeration1650 hard swearing1731 rapping1743 1743 H. Fielding Jonathan Wild i. xiii, in Misc. III. 83 He was a pitiful Fellow who would stick at a little Rapping for his friend. 3. Originally U.S. a. colloquial (esp. in African-American use). The action or practice of talking or chatting; conversation or gossip, esp. conducted in a lively manner; improvised repartee, banter. Cf. rap v.² 8c. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat confabulationc1450 device1490 chat1573 tittle-tattle?c1640 small talk1650 confab1701 chit-chat1710 jaw1748 small-talking1786 prose1787 rap1787 coze1804 talky-talky1812 clack1813 chit-chatting1823 cozey1837 gossip1849 mardlea1852 yarn1857 conflab1873 chinwag1879 chopsing1879 cooze1880 chatting1884 schmoozing1884 talky-talk1884 pitch1888 schmooze1895 coosy1903 wongi1929 yap1930 kibitz1931 natter1943 old talk1956 jaw-jaw1958 yacking1959 ole talk1964 rapping1967 1967 Time 7 July 19/1 Shoeless hippies huddled in doorways, smoking pot, ‘rapping’ (achieving rapport with random talk). 1968 G. D. Suttles Social Order of Slum ix. 159 ‘Rapping’ with one's girl friend is also a frequent activity. 1969 T. Kochmann in Trans-action Feb. 27/1 While often used to mean ordinary conversation, rapping is distinctively a fluent and lively way of talking, always characterized by a high degree of personal style. 1972 M. J. Bosse Incident at Naha i. 60 After this failure of communication, our rapping dragged on like that of two old ladies. 1977 Rolling Stone 13 Jan. 60/2 (advt.) Multi~racial magazine features workable self-help articles, rapping, fiction. 1994 P. Baker Blood Posse vi. 69 The other cop, who was quite comfortable letting his partner do all the rapping, calmly instructed me to turn my pockets out also. b. The performance of rap music; rhythmic speaking or recitation of lyrics in the style associated with this. Cf. rap v.² 8d. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > pop music > [noun] > other pop music a cappella1905 soundclash1925 marabi1933 doo-wop1958 filk1959 folk-rock1963 Liverpool sound1963 Mersey beat1963 Mersey sound1963 surf music1963 malombo1964 mbaqanga1964 easy listening1965 disco music1966 Motown1966 boogaloo1967 power pop1967 psychedelia1967 yé-yé1967 agitpop1968 bubblegum1968 Tamla Motown1968 Tex-Mex1968 downtempo1969 taarab1969 thrash1969 world music1969 funk1970 MOR1970 tropicalism1970 Afrobeat1971 electro-pop1971 post-rock1971 techno-pop1971 Tropicalia1971 tropicalismo1971 disco1972 Krautrock1972 schlager1973 Afropop1974 punk funk1974 disco funk1975 Europop1976 mgqashiyo1976 P-funk1976 funkadelia1977 karaoke music1977 alternative music1978 hardcore1978 psychobilly1978 punkabilly1978 R&B1978 cowpunk1979 dangdut1979 hip-hop1979 Northern Soul1979 rap1979 rapping1979 jit1980 trance1980 benga1981 New Romanticism1981 post-punk1981 rap music1981 scratch1982 scratch-music1982 synth-pop1982 electro1983 garage1983 Latin1983 Philly1983 New Age1984 New Age music1985 ambient1986 Britpop1986 gangster rap1986 house1986 house music1986 mbalax1986 rai1986 trot1986 zouk1986 bhangra1987 garage1987 hip-house1987 new school1987 old school1987 thrashcore1987 acid1988 acid house1988 acid jazz1988 ambience1988 Cantopop1988 dance1988 deep house1988 industrial1988 swingbeat1988 techno1988 dream pop1989 gangsta rap1989 multiculti1989 new jack swing1989 noise-pop1989 rave1989 Tejano1989 breakbeat1990 chill-out music1990 indie1990 new jack1990 new jill swing1990 noisecore1990 baggy1991 drum and bass1991 gangsta1991 handbag house1991 hip-pop1991 loungecore1991 psychedelic trance1991 shoegazing1991 slowcore1991 techno-house1991 gabba1992 jungle1992 sadcore1992 UK garage1992 darkcore1993 dark side1993 electronica1993 G-funk1993 sampladelia1994 trip hop1994 break1996 psy-trance1996 nu skool1997 folktronica1999 dubstep2002 Bongo Flava2003 grime2003 Bongo2004 singeli2015 society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > [noun] > singing of other music operatics1845 folk-singing1907 lieder-singing1937 pop singing1945 torch singing1947 protest-singing1966 rapping1979 MC-ing1984 1979 Billboard 5 May 54/5 Starski is proud of his ability to excite a crowd with his rapping. ‘It's a beautiful thing to see a dance floor full of people dancing to your music and answering to your rap.’ 1981 N.Y. Times 15 July c19/1 Miss Harry and Mr. Stein,..who have long been involved in funk rhythms, rapping and other..black music trends. 1996 Rolling Stone (Electronic ed.) 11 July 51 For this album, Beck also worked on his rapping. 2005 J. Chang Can't stop won't Stop xiv. 316 He held court with a kind of advanced rap school, teaching the finer points of rapping, mixing and scratching to a burgeoning crew of kids. Compounds rapping bar n. Founding a pointed iron bar for loosening patterns from moulds, which is inserted vertically into a hole in the pattern and caused to vibrate by being struck with a hammer. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > metalworking equipment > [noun] > casting equipment > mould > equipment for loosening from mould rapping bar1888 ingot stripper1904 1888 Lockwood's Dict. Mech. Engin. 277 Rapping bar. 1948 H. W. Baker Mod. Workshop Technol. i. iii. 60 For a wood pattern the rapping bar may be pointed and driven into the wood itself; or special rapping plates with suitable holes may be fixed to it. 2000 C. W. Ammen Metalcasting iv. 60 The rapping bar consists of a piece of brass or steel (cold roll) rod which is machined or ground to a tapered point. rapping iron n. (a) Founding = rapping bar n. (rare); (b) a tool used in basketry for tapping the woven rows of a basket into place. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > manufacture of fabric from specific materials > manufacture of articles made from twigs, etc. > basket-making > equipment for brake1824 screw block1897 rapping iron1901 picking knife1912 1901 Shop & Foundry Pract. (Colliery Engineer Co.) IV. xxxv. 3 The pattern may be loosened by rapping sidewise on the draw-nail, but it is better to use a rapping iron in a separate hole. 1924 C. Crampton Canework 12 Rapping iron to tap the rows of weaving to make the work quite level. 1979 Dryad Catal. 87/1 Canework tools..Rapping iron for levelling (or regulating) cane weaving. 2001 Independent 6 Jan. (Time Off section) 13/3 A wooden ‘rapping iron’ for beating down the weave to help produce the dense effect. rapping plate n. Founding a metal plate attached to a pattern to prevent damage when the pattern is loosened from the mould. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > metalworking equipment > [noun] > casting equipment > mould > parts or accessories of mould flask1697 sharp1703 core1728 oddside1836 drawback1843 cope1856 nowel1864 rapping plate1876 prod1888 knock-out1893 undercut1909 hot top1917 tundish1926 pipe chaplet1934 natch1941 parting1967 1876 J. Richards Econ. Workshop Manip. xxii. 99 Rapping plates, draw-irons, and other details of pattern-making are soon understood by observation. 1960 R. Lister Decorative Cast Ironwork ii. 25 To further facilitate the withdrawal, metal rapping and lifting plates are available.., ready drilled and countersunk for screwing to the pattern, and tapped to receive the lifting screw. 1997 P. H. Spectre Woodworking Projects i. 42 Removal can also be facilitated by the use of rapping plates (or draw straps on larger jobs), which the molder taps to loosen the pattern from the sand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † rappingn.² Forms: 1500s rappynge. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation; apparently modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: rap v.³, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Apparently < rap v.³ + -ing suffix¹ (although compare also later rap v.⁴ 2), apparently after post-classical Latin rapacitas rapacity n. Obsolete. rare. The practice of seizing or taking something. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [noun] nomea1300 arrestc1386 seizingc1400 rugging1507 rapping1541 grasping1546 seizement1581 expropriation1626 possessionc1693 grabbing1788 grab1835 1541 T. Paynell tr. Felicius Conspiracie of Catiline i. f. 1 In rappynge and catchynge he was auaritious [L. Erat in raparcitate [sic] auarus]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2020). rappingadj. Brit. /ˈrapɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈræpɪŋ/ Forms: see rap v.² and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rap v.², -ing suffix². Etymology: < rap v.² + -ing suffix². With sense 2 compare slightly earlier rapper n. 2. 1. That raps or knocks; (in later use spec. of a spirit) that communicates by means of a series of raps. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > spiritualism > [adjective] > that raps (of spirit) rapping1566 table-rapping1854 1566 J. Studley tr. Seneca Medea v. v. 45 Whom bumping with thy rapping post Megeta wilt thou crush? 1581 J. Studley tr. Seneca Hippolytus ii, in T. Newton et al. tr. Seneca 10 Trag. f. 64 The Souldier was not busied his blunted Tooles to whet, Nor rapping Pellets, Cannon shot the barred Gates downe bet. 1609 A. Gardyne Garden Grave & Godlie Flowres sig. C2 ^v Helpe of hedge, to keep it close and calme, From v'olent winds, and from the rapping raine. 1850 Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pa.) 4 Nov. 3/2 The Rapping Spirits have arrived at Cincinnati, and are to commence their knocking operations. 1851 N. Hawthorne House of Seven Gables xvii. 282 ‘These rapping spirits, that little Phoebe told us of, the other day,’ said Clifford,—‘what are these but the messengers of the spiritual world.’ 1913 J. Muir Story of my Boyhood vi. 211 Thay puir silly medium-bodies may gang to the deil wi' their rappin' speerits. 1933 N. Fodor Encycl. Psychic Sci. 321/2 Rudolf of Fulda, a chronicle dating from 858 a.d. speaks of communications with a rapping intelligence. 1993 Sunday Tasmanian (Nexis) 31 Oct. Mr West..is unfazed by his rapping ghost. 2. Unusually big or striking (cf. whopping adj.). In later use chiefly English regional (northern). Now rare. Eng. Dial. Dict. (at cited word) records this sense as still in use in Yorkshire in 1904. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > very great swappingc1440 bumping1566 thumping1576 swingeinga1592 knocking1598 gigantical1604 gigantine1605 gigantean1611 gigantal?1614 thundering1618 whoppinga1625 humming1654 rapping1657 whisking1673 threshing1707 sousing1735 nation1765 heroic1785 runaway1790 spanking1791 gigantic1797 whacking1797 cracking1834 ringing1834 bouncing1842 walloping1847 stavingc1850 banging1864 howling1865 whooping1866 smacking1888 God almighty1913 Christ almighty1961 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > exceptionally large of its kind gurta1400 swappingc1440 swappit?a1513 strongc1540 thwacking1567 thumping1576 bouncing1579 swingeinga1592 whoppinga1625 rapping1657 spankinga1666 whisking1673 swagging1731 skelping?a1786 whacking1797 slapping1825 plumping1832 walloping1847 slashing1854 smacking1888 plonking1896 sollicking1946 1657 J. Bramhall Castigations Mr. Hobbes 426 He concludeth his Animadversion with a rapping Paradox indeed. 1668 F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue II. xxv. 252 Had they gone with us..they should have had rapping cheer. 1680 J. Dryden Kind Keeper iii. i. 29 Now will he lye three or four rapping Voluntiers, rather than be thought ignorant in any thing. 1720 J. Strype Stow's Surv. of London (rev. ed.) I. i. xvii. 95/2 He maketh a voluntary Confession of three other rapping Crimes. 1728 W. Smith Ann. Univ.-Coll. (new ed.) 181 Next comes a rapping Lye. 1771 A. Skinn Old Maid (Dublin ed.) I. xxv. 117 No ma'am, says I, with a rapping oath. 1844 J. F. Cooper Afloat & Ashore III. x. 153 It must be a rapping income that will permit a fellow like you to keep up such a balance! 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Rapping, large. Var. dial. 1869 R. B. Peacock Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale Rappin', large. 3. a. Chiefly U.S. (originally in African-American usage). Characterized by informal or improvised talk; (of a person) that engages in such talk. Cf. rap v.² 8c. ΚΠ 1971 Black Scholar Jan. 41/2 In his rapping ‘introduction’ Rawls describes the well dressed hustler's suit. 1974 Black World Sept. 55/2 Little happens but the emotional release of a rapping preacher. 1989 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald Jrnl. 2 Jan. e2 A Pittsburgh native..with an outgoing personality whose rapping conversation has been featured on ESPN. 2003 M. Coleman Playback iv. 73 To many ears, pioneering DJ Alan Freed went so far as to emulate and flat-out imitate the fast-rapping style of the black R&B DJs. b. Originally U.S. That performs rap music; that raps (cf. rap v.² 8d). ΚΠ 1979 Billboard 5 May 3/2 Many black disco promoters now use the rapping DJs to attract young fans... The young man credited with reviving the rapping habit in this area is DJ Hollywood, who started gabbing along with records a few years go. 1981 N.Y. Times 24 July c9/1 Rap singles by Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five..and other rapping groups were 1981's freshest new sounds. 1991 Chicago Tribune 4 Nov. v. 3/3 Bilingual rapping hunk..proves he's the male counterpart to Madonna. 2003 S. Stanton Tombstone Tourist (ed. 2) 226 The album..closes with the haunting death of its rapping narrator. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.¹a1500n.²1541adj.1566
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