yeepsen

English

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.

Noun

yeepsen

1. (obsolete, Essex) Anything that can be held in two hands; a double handful.

Further reading

• N[athan] Bailey (1721) “A YEEPSEN”, in An Universal Etymological English Dictionary: […], London: […] E. Bell, J. Darby, […], →OCLC, column 2.