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neaped
[ neept ]
/ nipt /
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adjective Nautical.
grounded until the next cycle of spring tides.
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How to use neaped in a sentence
A tide that neaped the frail bark of happiness high and dry upon the shores of black despair.
The Shame of Motley|Raphael SabatiniA ship grounding in a very low tide (neap) is still said to be neaped.
The Bruce|John BarbourOne was in consequence chartered, but, being neaped in the harbor of Rimouski, did not reach Metis till the 19th August.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Tyler|Compiled by James D. Richardson