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[with object]Fish by letting the fly (but not the line) bob lightly on the water.
‘dapping was almost a sure-fire method’with object ‘he was dapping the fly skilfully’- ‘It is documented that fly fishing for pike was popular in the early 1700's in this country, as was dapping for Dace on the Thames in the 1800's.’
- ‘Wet and dry fly, and dapping accounted for all of the fish.’
- ‘The L. Carra Anglers' wet fly and dapping competition was held on Saturday the 9th, and was won by Seán Walsh of Castlebar, who had 4 trout for 5.92 lb.’
- ‘There were mayfly still hatching around Oughterard and Cornamona, and dapping produced a few fish.’
- ‘Anglers who dapped the mayfly had plenty of action, while others caught quite a few using dry mayfly patterns.’
- ‘September is always a better month on the lough for both dapping and wet fly, so with a change in weather conditions anglers can expect much better fishing.’
noun
1usually the dapA fishing fly used when dapping.
‘most of the fish are being taken on the dap’- ‘The big news from the West's main lake is that the Mayfly is up and anglers are beginning to take trout to the dap and to wet fly.’
- ‘A few fish have been taken on the dap, with crickets/grasshoppers doing the business, and the daddy-long-legs should be making an appearance soon.’
2dapsBritish dialect Rubber-soled shoes.
‘hi-hats and daps are the order of the day’- ‘No need whatsoever for a 300 lb deaf muscle man with a good covering of paint and a pair of little green daps to keep his feet from being hurt by stones then.’
- ‘We stock both girl and boys shoes, including slippers and daps.’
- ‘Black daps or ballet shoes are required all year for Dance and Movement.’
- ‘In Bandolier's young days, training shoes consisted of black canvas uppers and flat rubber soles, and were called daps.’
- ‘To help young children to change quickly from shoes to plimsolls (pumps, daps, gym shoes, trainers - whatever they are called in your part of the world), use elastic instead of laces.’
Origin
Mid 17th century (as a verb): symbolic of a flicking movement, similar to dab.
Pronunciation
noun
US informalAn elaborate handshake that typically involving slapping palms, bumping fists, or snapping fingers.
- ‘I knew I had done something right when one of the students put out his hand for some dap’
- ‘Lance stopped to sign autographs and give dap to folks’
- ‘everybody laughed and gave daps and high fives’
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