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An event or a particular incident that happens or has happened
“He at once resolved to accompany me to that island, ship aboard the same vessel, get into the same watch, the same boat, the same mess with me, in short, to share my every hap.”
Plural for the occurrence of events in the absence of any obvious intention or cause
“It hath been many an honest man's hap to pass for the father of children he never begot.”
Plural for the topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket
To happen, transpire, or take place, especially by chance
“An impious thing the Pope would count it, should I sing High Mass for one who 'neath the curse of Holy Church lies bound, and worse than death itself would hap to me.”
(Scottish, Northern Irish) To cover or wrap with a blanket or warm clothes
“Hap up well, young man.”
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