lapping

noun7

1. •
   The gentle, rhythmic sound of water splashing against a solid surface.
2. •
   The rubbing or polishing of a metal surface.
3. •
   The process of rubbing away the lands, or metal between the grooves of a rifled gun, to increase the bore.
4. •
   A form of fraud in which payments in the accounts are repeatedly delayed between periods, or diverted between customers, to conceal a theft.
5. •
   Lengths of fine silk, metal wire, or whalebone wrapped tightly around the stick of the bow of a string instrument adjacent to the leather part of the bow grip at the heel.
6. •
   The process of forming a lap or fleece of fibrous material for the carding-machine.
7. •
   A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.