knap
A sudden, sharp blow, knock, or slapA sudden, sharp blow, knock, or slap; a rap, a whack.
» Prehistoric men were skilled in knapping.
Первобытные люди хорошо умели разбивать камни. — Selena777
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6 senses(dialectal)A sudden, sharp blow, knock, or slap; a rap, a whack.
(dialectal)The sound made by such a blow, knock, or slap.
(dialectal)Synonym of chattering damsel (“a component of a traditional mill which creates a vibratory motion to impel portions of grain toward the millstone; a clapper”).
(UK, dialectal)A piece of raised ground or a short, steep slope; a small hill; a hillock, a knoll.
(UK, dialectal)The crest or top of a hill.
(figuratively, obsolete)A method of cheating at a dice game.
Examples
1 sentencesPrehistoric men were skilled in knapping.
ruПервобытные люди хорошо умели разбивать камни. — Selena777
Origin
The verb is derived from Late Middle English knappen (“to strike (something)”); further etThe verb is derived from Late Middle English knappen (“to strike (something)”); further etymology uncertain, probably related to Middle Dutch knappen, cnappen (“to break (something) with a sharp sound, snap; to crack or crackle”) (modern Dutch knappen), probably ultimately onomatopoeic.
From Middle English knap, knappe (“small projection, knob (button, tassel, tuft, etc.); hill; hilltop; etc.”), from Old English cnæp, cnæpp (“summit, top”); further etymology uncertain, possibly related to Old Norse knappr (“small projection, knob (button, head of a stick, etc.)”) (whence English knop), from Proto-Germanic *knappô, *knuppô.
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