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sap4

Pronunciation: /sap/
North American informal
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Definition of sap

noun

  • a bludgeon or club.

verb (saps, sapping, sapped)

[with object]
  • hit with a bludgeon or club: it was nice to see someone else get sapped for a change

Origin:

late 19th century (as a noun): abbreviation of sapling (from which such a club was originally made)

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