Dapping
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Dapping in nature, workshop practice, and in angling describes special examples of dipping, dabbing, or bouncing actions.
The Oxford English Dictionary defined dap in part as follows: "daps" meaning "ways, modes of action"; hence in dialect, "likeness, image". A dap can be a bounce of a ball, etc. Correspondingly, as a verb, "dap" or "dape", is apparently parallel to "dab", the final "p" expressing a lighter touch. It can mean to fish by letting the bait dip and bob lightly onto the water. Also generally to rebound.[1] In modern practice the term "dapping" is not commonly used except in specific senses.