knaps

We have found lemma(root) word of knaps : knap.

Definitions


[nap], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the crest of a hill
(e.g: a pathway winding around the knap of a green hill)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English cnæpp, cnæp


[nap], (Verb)

Definitions:
- shape (a piece of stone, typically flint) by striking it, so as to make a tool or weapon or a flat-faced stone for building walls
(e.g: buildings made of knapped flint)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘to knock, rap’): imitative; compare with Dutch and German knappen ‘crack, crackle’




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