Yeepsen

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Anything that can be held in two hands; a double handful. Essex, obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English yespon, ȝespon, ȝespen, ȝispon (“a measure of volume equivalent to that contained in a person’s hands cupped together”). See yepsen for more.

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