also lap-top, in reference to a type of portable computer, 1983 (adjective and noun), from lap (n.1) + top (n.1), on model of desktop.
Lapland
Lapp
lappet
lapse
lapsed
laptop
lapwing
larboard
larcenist
larcenous
larceny
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