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knap
1[nap]
noun
a crest or summit of a small hill.
knap
2[nap]
verb (used with or without object)
to strike smartly; rap.
to break off abruptly.
to chip or become chipped, as a flint or stone.
to bite suddenly or quickly.
knap
1/ æ /
noun
dialectthe crest of a hill
knap
2/ æ /
verb
dialect(tr) to hit, hammer, or chip
Other 51Թ Forms
- knapper noun
- ˈԲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of knap1
Origin of knap2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of knap1
Origin of knap2
Example Sentences
It was easy to knap, or to flake off, pieces into utilitarian shapes and didn’t need to be tempered or treated with heat as some tool stones do.
By that time, toolmakers were already skilled at knapping.
Our Paleolithic ancestors learned to knap delicate blades from round stone cobbles, hunt large game and cook their food.
The course was jointly led by Ojibwe elders, who taught him how to knap flint, tan hides and build wigwams.
It was there that he learned flint knapping, the shaping of stone to make tools.
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