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neaped

[neept]

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adjective Nautical.

grounded until the next cycle of spring tides.

Origin of neaped

First recorded in 1695–1705; neap¹ + -ed³

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for neaped

Historical Examples of neaped

A ship grounding in a very low tide (neap) is still said to be neaped.
The Bruce
John Barbour
A tide that neaped the frail bark of happiness high and dry upon the shores of black despair.
The Shame of Motley
Raphael Sabatini