"lapkin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lapkins [plural]
Etymology: Blend of lap + napkin. Compare also Middle English lapkyn, lappekyn (“a piece of cloth worn over a helmet; lambrequin”), Middle Dutch lappekijn. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|lap|napkin}} Blend of lap + napkin, {{cog|enm|lapkyn}} Middle English lapkyn, {{cog|dum|lappekijn}} Middle Dutch lappekijn Head templates: {{en-noun}} lapkin (plural lapkins)
  1. (informal) A napkin for one's lap, often large, and typically used at outdoor food events (e.g. cookouts, camping, etc.). Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-lapkin-en-noun-LMZ2xwkv Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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