Knapped
[nap] /næp/
verb (used with or without object), knapped, knapping. Chiefly British Dialect.
1.
to strike smartly; rap.
2.
to break off abruptly.
3.
to chip or become chipped, as a flint or stone.
4.
to bite suddenly or quickly.
/næp/
noun
1.
(dialect) the crest of a hill
/næp/
verb knaps, knapping, knapped
1.
(transitive) (dialect) to hit, hammer, or chip
v.
“to strike with a sharp sound,” late 15c., echoic. Earlier (c.1400) as a noun meaning “abrupt stroke.” Related: Knapped; knapping.
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