yeepsen

noun

yeepsen

noun

Etymology From Middle English yespon, ȝespon, ȝespen, ȝispon (“a measure of volume equivalent to that contained in a person’s hands cupped together”). See yepsen for more.

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Essex, Obsolete Anything that can be held in two hands; a double handful.

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