(William Rochester Pape started his business in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1857. He won The Field Trials 1858, 1859, and 1866. In 1859 he organised the first dog show in Great Britain. The prizes were Pape shotguns. In 1875 he won a prize of ten guineas in a competition organised by the Field newspaper.
IN 1866 Pape patented a single bite snap action that had the first description of choke borings. He is widely recognised as the inventor of choke boring shotguns.)
VERB: When a politically connected person or family uses their influence to get legislation passed that is opposed by an overwhelming majority of local voters - who will have to pay for implementing it.
"Did the Lotsabux family pay for that monument themselves?"
"No, they paped (PAH-paid) - the taxpayers will be footingthe bill."