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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 3:08 pm
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Originally Posted by BearX220
British shorthand / slang for large soft roll. Among other things:

http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/baps
Not certain that's correct ..... I think it's a fairly old established word.

Bap (often a larger soft roll, roughly 5-6 inches in diameter). Dough can contain fats such as lard or butter to provide tenderness to dough. Can come in multiple shapes dependent on region. Baps as traditionally made in Scotland are not sweet, unlike the Irish version which may contain currants. The 9th Edition of the Concise Oxford Dictionary (1995) says that the word "bap" dates from the 16th century and that its origin is unknown.
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