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According to Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged (published in 1956, Standard Reference Works Publishing Company, Inc., New York,) a "jappaner" was one who "japans". "Japan" is:
1. Work varnished and figured in the manner practised by the natives of Japan.
2. A liquid resembling lacquer or varnish made by boiling shellac or a similar resin with linseed oil and other ingredients and thinning the product with turpentine.
3. Any of various black varnishes.
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What was the food like in the 1800s?
the food in the 1800s are rashened the food in the 1800s are rashened
Did people have plains in the 1800s?
they did not have plains back then in the 1800s
Slavery in the 1800s?
slavery was still going on in the 1800s
Did they have metal in the 1800s?
Yes, coins were minted in the 1800s.
What was the central area code of the 1800s?
There was no such thing in the 1800s.
Were there more inventors in the 1900s or 1800s?
1800s. I read it in a book.
Did people use cars in the 1800s?
In the late 1800s, yes.
Could you ride a skateboard in the 1800s?
there was no such thing as a skateboard in the 1800s
How did you tell time in the 1800s?
how did people tell the time in the 1800s
What couldn't women do in the 1800s?
Women could not vote in the 1800s
Where were most of the railroads in 1800s?
In the early 1800s, around mines & quarries.
Which of Canberra's main attractions was built in the 1800s?
Canberra was a paddock in 1800s
