Word: lapping
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lap
ping
Definition: The process of rubbing away the lands, or metal between the grooves of a rifled gun, to increase the bore.
Morphemes:
Affix: lap
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, etc. or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of a wheel or disk that revolves on a vertical axis.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.