jarp UK /d͡ʒɑːp/US /d͡ʒɑɹp/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •(Ireland) The act of knocking one's pace egg (“a coloured hard-boiled egg traditionally made at Easter”) against that of an opponent, with the aim of cracking the other's egg and leaving one's own intact, an Easter custom in many countries. verb1 •(Ireland) To knock (a pace egg) against that of an opponent, with the aim of cracking the other's egg and leaving one's own intact.Here he [Sid Chaplin] learnt to swim and how to jarp Easter eggs; he played with penkers, and shutty ring with glass alleys, and sometimes the men joined in games of tipcat. — 1987 formsjarped · jarping · jarps
