Definition of "jarp" in English

noun

1. (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.

verb

1. (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.