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sap(5) (iou)



sap verb2. [sap] Infl. -pp-. E18.
[from SAP noun1.]
verb trans. Drain or dry (wood) of sap. E18.
verb trans. Remove the sapwood from (a log). Chiefly as sapping verbal noun. L19.
US slang.
a. verb trans. Hit (a person) with a club etc.; beat up. E20.
L. Armstrong He saw some big fellows sapping up a group of little kids.
b. verb intrans. Foll. by up on: Beat up, club. E20.
M. Angelou We're not going down to Hang 'em High and let some cracker sheriff sap up on our heads.
? Cf. SAP verb1 3.