neap

1
[ neep ]
/ nip /

adjective

designating tides midway between spring tides that attain the least height.

noun

neap tide.

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Origin of neap

1
before 900; Middle English neep, Old English nēp-, in nēpflōd neap tide

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Definition for neap (2 of 2)

neap2
[ neep ]
/ nip /

noun New England.

the pole or tongue of a cart, wagon, etc., drawn by two animals side by side.

Origin of neap

2
1545–55 origin uncertain
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British Dictionary definitions for neap

neap
/ (niːp) /

adjective

of, relating to, or constituting a neap tide

noun

short for neap tide

Word Origin for neap

Old English, as in nēpflōd neap tide, of uncertain origin
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