Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/April 9

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jarp n

(Cumbria, Ireland, Northumberland, Yorkshire, games) The act of knocking one's pace-egg (“a coloured hard-boiled egg traditionally made at Easter”) against that of an opponent, with the aim of cracking the other's egg and leaving one's own intact, an Easter custom in many countries. jarp v (transitive, Cumbria, Ireland, Northumberland, Yorkshire, games) To knock (a pace-egg) against that of an opponent, with the aim of cracking the other's egg and leaving one's own intact. Today is Easter Sunday in Western Christianity in 2023. It celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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