Ev 1471

[WhiffWhaff]

10a Wrap local women up for abrupt fall in the countryside (4)

Two words need to be swapped in the clue. I have ?hap but not sure if I’ve done this correctly. Any help much appreciated.

[Neveracrossword]

Whap is an abrupt fall, can't remember more details!

[WhiffWhaff]

Thank you, Neveracrossword. I’ll try and work backwards from that.

[ProfessorMaisie]

''[women] local [Wrap] up for abrupt fall in the countryside'' (letter is 'w') -
def 'abrupt fall (in the country' = dialect) from alt spelling of 'whop' in Chambers [W(omen)+'HAP' a Scots/E Anglian word for 'wrap up'].

[ProfessorMaisie]

...'local' is the other dialect indicator for the def.

[WhiffWhaff]

Thanks ProfessorMaisie, your explanation is incredibly helpful.