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I have read and used the word meaning to wrap. I am knitting a hap right now, it's to be given to a new mom to wrap her baby. The one Iam knitting is of Scottish design.
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My grandmother worked on a quilt with the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW in the about 1858 -- some the ladies called it a hap. The top was a crazy quilt made from ties, the back was flannel and the middle was an old army blanket and it was tied with wool yarn. This was in Washington.
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Several dictionary citations:
"happed, hap′ping to cover, as with extra bedclothes Read more at http://www.yourdictionary.com/hap#J8ryvOec8yJlpPjs.99 and: Noun (plural haps) (UK, Scotland, dialect) A wrap, such as a quilt or a comforter. Also, a small or folded blanket placed on the end of a bed to keep feet warm. Verb (third-person singular simple present haps, present participle happing, simple past and past participle happed) (dialect) To wrap or clothe. Read more at http://www.yourdictionary.com/hap#TMVhSKU3258spd1h.99 |
I am from Western Pennsylvania. We always used the term "hap" to refer to very heavy blankets made from scraps of wool. All of the haps that I have seen look like crazy quilts made from wool. They were usually from dark fabrics and they weigh a ton.
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