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for Knapping
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Knap \Knap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knapped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Knapping.] [D. knappen to chew, bite, crack, take hold of;
prob. of imitative origin.]
1. To bite; to bite off; to break short. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.
]
[1913 Webster]
He will knap the spears apieces with his teeth.
--Dr. H. More.
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He breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in
sunder. --Ps. xlvi. 9
(Book of
Common
Prayer.)
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2. To strike smartly; to rap; to snap. [Chiefly Brit.]
--Bacon.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
knap
v 1: strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles" [syn: rap]
2: break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a
tooth" [syn: chip, cut off, break off]
[also: knapping, knapped]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
knapping
See knap
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