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jape(2)(dictionary)
jape(dictionary)

jape(2) (iou)



jape verb. LME.
[App. combining the form of Old French japer (mod. japper) to yelp, yap, with the sense of Old French gaber mock, deride.]
verb trans. Trick, beguile, deceive. Only in LME.
verb trans. & intrans. Seduce or have sexual intercourse with (a woman). LME-L16.
verb trans. Mock, deride, insult. LME-E19.
verb intrans. Say or do something in jest or mockery; jest, joke, jeer. LME.
? Obsolete generally by E17, but revived in literary use in 19.