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knap
1[ nap ]
noun
- a crest or summit of a small hill.
knap
2[ nap ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to strike smartly; rap.
- to break off abruptly.
- to chip or become chipped, as a flint or stone.
- to bite suddenly or quickly.
knap
1/ næp /
noun
- dialect.the crest of a hill
knap
2/ næp /
verb
- dialect.tr to hit, hammer, or chip
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Derived Forms
- ˈknapper, noun
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- knapper noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
He departed for the Holy Land, his pouch as empty as his belly, his knap-sack as hollow as his cheeks.
From the donkey's pack-saddle hung a knap-sack, together with a large pouch of water.
Knap was quite young in those days, an excitable fellow with a sharp nose that gave him an air of self-importance.
She reached the wicket at Mistover Knap, but before opening it she turned and faced the heath once more.
The sellers of herbs … shall stand from Knap Hall towards Quatervois.
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