neap
1[ neep ]
/ nip /
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adjective
designating tides midway between spring tides that attain the least height.
noun
neap tide.
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Origin of neap
1before 900; Middle English neep,Old English nēp-, in nēpflōd neap tide
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[ neep ]
/ nip /
noun New England.
the pole or tongue of a cart, wagon, etc., drawn by two animals side by side.
Origin of neap
21545–55 origin uncertain
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Word Origin for neap
Old English, as in nēpflōd neap tide, of uncertain origin
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