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knap¹ Definition

knap (nap)

transitive verb, intransitive verb knapped, knap·ping

  1. to knock, rap, or snap
  2. to break or shape (stones or flints) by a quick, hard blow
  3. to bite sharply; snap

Etymology: LME knappen, akin to Du, to snap, eat < IE *gnebh-: for base see knead

noun

a knock; rap

knap² Definition

knap (nap)

noun

  1. the top of a hill; summit
  2. a hillock

Etymology: ME < OE cnæp, top, knob, button, akin to ON knappr < IE *gnebh-: see knap

knap Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • flint: The original knapping of the flint probably took no more than ten minutes of someone's time.

Object

  • flint: Often fine knapped flints would be used on the main house, with less worked field flints used on boundary walls.
  • debris: There are no cores suggesting that they were either removed from the site or that the knapping debris was removed from elsewhere for burial.
  • technique: Created from a large nodule using a hard hammer knapping technique.
  • process: Deliberate heat treatment of flint to gain better control of the knapping process has been demonstrated in a number of mesolithic assemblages ( e.g.
  • flake: Certainly, refitting knapped flakes found within the Uxbridge site has allowed us to tell some fascinating stories.
  • demonstration: People took part in treasure hunts, and were able to view flint knapping demonstrations, beside examining the results of the excavations.

Modifies a noun

  • hill: Knap hill has got lots of sheep & they run up & down the hill really fast.

Modifying Another Word

  • previously: At least one piece from the assemblage demonstrates re-use of a previously knapped source material.

Preposition: from

  • nodule: These tools had been knapped from nodules of flint which had come from the chalklands of England, many miles away from Shropshire.
  • pebble: An expedient alternative to knapping from pebbles was to fashion new tools on previously discarded blanks left by earlier generations.

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