'Lapping engine' definitions:

Definition of 'Lapping engine'

From: GCIDE
  • Lapping \Lap"ping\, n. A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers. --Ure. [1913 Webster]
  • Lapping engine, Lapping machine (Textile Manuf.), A machine for forming fiber info a lap. See its Lap, 9. [1913 Webster]