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tappen^¹

Rhymes with -æpən

noun

uncountable A plug that forms in the anus of a bear or other mammal during hibernation. The inference drawn by the northern chasseurs from this is, that the tappen, in conjunction with repose, is the cause of the bear retaining his condition, though without taking any kind of nourishment, for nearly one-half of the year.

Tappen^²

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North German surname, variant of Tappe.

proper noun Tappens

countable, uncountable A surname from German.
countable, uncountable A city in Kidder County, North Dakota, United States.

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@misc{tappen_2026,
  title = {tappen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tappen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}