yeepsen
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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.
Noun
edityeepsen
Further reading
edit- N[athan] Bailey (1721) “A YEEPSEN”, in An Universal Etymological English Dictionary: […], London: […] E. Bell, J. Darby, […], →OCLC, column 2.