What does "pap" mean?
Pap: 2. A rounded, nipplelike hill or peak; anything resembling a nipple in shape; a mamelon. Macaulay.
Additional senses
- 2.A soft food for infants, made of bread boiled or softtened in milk or water.
- 3.Nourishment or support from official patronage; as, treasury pap. [Colloq. & Contemptuous]
- 4.The pulp of fruit. Ainsworth.
- 5.To feed with pap. Beau. & Fl.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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