knapn.¹

Brit.

/nap/, U.S.

/næp/

Forms: α. Old English cnæpp, cnepp, Old English–Middle English cnæp, 1500s knappe, ( knape), 1600s knapp, 1500s– knap, (1600s, 1800s nap). β. knop.

Etymology: Old English cnæp(p , top, summit (of a hill); perhaps cognate with Old Norse knapp-r knob, head of a stick, button, etc. (see knop n.¹). Irish, Gaelic, and Welsh cnap, knob, knop, boss, button, lump, knap, hillock, knoll, may be from Norse or English.

1. The head, crest, or summit of a hill; a small hill, hillock, or knoll; a rising ground; a short steep ascent. Chiefly dialect. (Cf. knob n. 2, nab n.¹)

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rising ground or eminence > [noun] > hillock

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mountlet1610

mounture1614

colline1641

tuft1651

knock?17..

tummock1789

mound1791

tomhan1811

koppie1848

tuffet1877

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > hill or mountain > [noun] > summit

knollc888

knapc1000

copc1374

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head?a1425

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van1871

dod1878

berg-top1953

α.

c1000 Ælfric Exodus xix. 20 Drihten eode uppan þæs muntes cnæp.

c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Luke (Corpus Cambr.) iv. 29 Hig..læddon hine ofer ðæs muntes cnæpp.

a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1710) I. 88 The Castelle..standith..on the very Knape of an highe Hille, stepe up eche way.

1600 L. Lewkenor tr. A. de Torquemada Spanish Mandeuile f. 102^v Three men setting vp a poast, vpon a little knap close by the high-way.

1685 in H. M. Burt First Cent. Hist. Springfield (1899) II. 176 To the first Pine Tree upon the knap or Hill by Stony Brooke side.

a1742 T. Tonkin in R. Carew Surv. Cornwall (1811) 343 (note) A large level piece of ground, which is higher than any other part of this fortification, it being the nap of the hill.

1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Knebworth Its situation is on a hill, or knap, from whence it has the name.

1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xlvi. 235 ‘Now, where's the inn?’ said Mountclere... ‘Just on the knap,’ Sol answered.

1887 Cyclists' Touring Club Gaz. 215/2 With the exception of a steepish knap on leaving the Doubs Valley,..the road was good and nearly level.

1893 ‘Q’ Delectable Duchy 19 A..pathway..winding..around the knap of a green hill.

β. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. cxxxvj The toune of Auraunches, standyng vpon the knop of an hill.1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. 62 There remained yet a little knop aboue them..where the enemies guards did sit.

2. figurative. knap of the case (obsolete Rogues' Cant), the head or goodman of the house. [Doubtfully placed here.]

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > head or chief

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headmanOE

headsmanOE

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ras1935

c1555 Manifest Detection Diceplay sig. Cv^v The knappe of the case, the goodman of the house, calleth secretly vnto him the third person.

c1555 Manifest Detection Diceplay sig. Di^v A reward vnto hir by knap of the case, & ye cut throtes his complices.

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knapn.²

Brit.

/nap/, U.S.

/næp/

Forms: Also 1800s nap.

Etymology: Echoic: goes with knap v.¹: compare knack n.¹, and Swedish knäpp, Danish knep, a rap, fillip. Gaelic cnap, a sharp blow, may be from Scots.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

a. An abrupt stroke or blow; a smart knock.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking in specific manner > [noun] > a sharp or smart blow

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flirt1577

wherret1577

riprapc1580

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flip1692

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wherrya1726

click1773

whither1791

swata1800

yank1818

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clip1830

snop1849

clinkera1863

siserary1893

blip1894

14.. Sir Beues (MS. N) 1895 + 4 I wol fonde to ȝeue þe a knap.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 143 At that counter wes mony crwell knap.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 6437 Mony strokes,..þo stithe men hym gefe, Till þe knight, vndur knappis, vppon knes fell.

1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 100 You myght chaunce to catche a knappe of hir beake.

1603 G. Owen Descr. Penbrokshire (1892) 280 I have by it gotten store of Knappes on my head and shoulders.

1737 A. Ramsay Coll. Scots Prov. (1750) 109 When the lady lets a pap, the messan gets a knap.

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Knap, a blow.

b. The sound of a sharp blow.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of blow or fall > [noun]

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smita1425

yark1555

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brattlea1600

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tack1821

pong1823

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1870 J. Lubbock Origin of Civilisation (ed. 2) viii. 281 Sounds..of..the collision of hard bodies; clap, rap, tap, knap, snap.

2. The clapper of a mill.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation of grain > milling or grinding > [noun] > corn-mill > clapper

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clapper1340

clackc1440

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knap1622

clacker1636

1622 J. Taylor Arrant Thiefe in Wks. (1630) ii. 119/2 A fellow..hearing neither noyse of knap or tiller, Laid downe his corne, and went to seeke the miller.

†3. A cheating trick with dice: see quots. s.v. knapping n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > cheating

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coggingc1555

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topping1663

petard1664

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top1709

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sightingc1752

a1658 J. Cleveland Wks. (1687) 200 Doublets? or Knap? The Cog? low Dice? or high?

a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 83 Engages blind and senseless Hap 'Gainst High, and Low, and Slur, and Knap.

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knapv.¹

Brit.

/nap/, U.S.

/næp/

Forms: α. Middle English– knap, Middle English–1500s knapp, 1800s nap. β. Middle English–1600s knop.

Etymology: Echoic, going with knap n.²; compare Dutch and German (originally Low German) knappen to crack, crackle, etc.; to break (a thing) with a sharp crack. Gaelic cnap to strike, knock, is probably < Scots As in the case of other words that express an action by an imitation of its sound, the sense diverges in various directions, according as the sound or the action is prominent. In knack we think more of the sound, in knap of the stroke and its result.With sense 5 compare knap n.² 3, knapping n. 1, and also nab v.³

Now dialect.

a. transitive. To strike with a hard short sound; to knack, knock, rap.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking in specific manner > strike in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > so as to make a sound > knock

knellc950

chopa1375

knap?a1500

knock1623

rap1676

knubble1721

knobble?1795

α.

a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Fox, Wolf, & Cadger l. 1967 in Poems (1981) 76 Thow can knap doun caponis on the nicht.

1550 M. Coverdale tr. O. Werdmueller Spyrytuall & Precyouse Pearle vi. sig. Dii The heauenly scholemaister knappeth vs on the fyngers, tyll we apprehende and learne [the ryght waye].

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §133 Knap a pair of Tongs some depth within the Water, and you shall hear the Sound of the Tongs well.

1895 S. R. Crockett Men of Moss-hags iii. 27 It was ever his wont..to knap his toes on the edge of the step.

β. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxi. 268 I can my hand vphefe And knop out the skalys.

b. absol. or intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking in specific manner > strike in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > so as to produce a sound > knock

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knap1535

knack1570

chap1774

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 467 This Gregour gaif him feild,..knappit on quhill mony ane wes keild.

1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. vii. v. (R.) The people standing by heard it knap in, and the patient declared it by the ease she felt.

1886 Good Words 27 86 The noise my crutches made knap, knapping up and down the deck.

a. transitive. To break into parts or pieces with a sharp cracking sound; to snap or break by a smart blow. Now used spec. of the breaking of flints or of stones for the roads: cf. knapper n.³

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sharp or hard sound > [verb (transitive)] > crack or snap > break with

knap1535

knack1546

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > divide [verb (transitive)] > divide suddenly or forcibly > divide by a blow

knap1535

knapple1755

α.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms xlv[i]. 9 He hath knapped the speare in sonder.

a1572 J. Knox Hist. Reformation Scotl. in Wks. (1846) I. 147 Rockettis war rent, typettis war torne, crounis war knapped.

1647 R. Fanshawe tr. B. Guarini Pastor Fido (1676) 120 Pil'd in one heap dogs slain, spears knapt, men wounded.

1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. L2 'Tis but silke that bindeth thee, Knap the thread, and thou art free.

1820 J. Cleland Rise & Progress Glasgow 107 330 persons knapping stones for the road.

1862 Instructor i. 122 Picking up flints and knapping them, as the method of breaking them is called.

β. 1675 in J. Raine Depos. Castle of York (1861) 218 8 halfe crownes,..the said Auty clipt that night, for she heard the knoping of them, being in the next room.

b. intransitive. To break off short; to snap.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > become detached [verb (intransitive)] > break off > short

knap1545

to break, snap (etc.) short (off)1679

1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 4 The string..beynge sore twined muste nedes knap in sunder.

1623 W. Gouge Serm. Extent God's Provid. §15 The Summier..being over~burdened..knapt suddenly asunder in the midst.

3. transitive. To break off by a smart blow, stroke, or tap; to strike or knock off.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > detach [verb (transitive)] > break off > by a smart blow

knap1600

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. i. liv. 38 With his rod..he knapt of the uppermost heads and tops of the poppies.

1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 170 A Scorbutic Foment..knappeth off the sharp points of the Salts.

1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd II. iv. i. 8 He took the cigar from his lips, and knapped off the ashes.

4. To utter smartly; to talk, chatter (a language): = crack v. 5. Also intransitive. Scottish and northern dialect.In quot. 1886 said of the stonechat, ‘so called from the similarity between its alarm note and the striking together of two pebbles’ (Swainson Prov. Names Brit. Birds 1885).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > utter in a chattering manner [verb (transitive)]

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1581 J. Hamilton Catholik Traictise Qvest. sig. Vviii^v King Iames the fyft,..hering ane of his subiectis knap suddrone, declarit him or [sic] trateur.

1681 S. Colvil Mock Poem (1695) i. 56 Like Highland Lady's knoping speeches.

1689 A. Pennecuik To His Highness Prince of Orange (single sheet) English Andrew, who has skill, To Knap at every word so well.

1791 J. O'Keeffe Wild Oats ii. iii. 32 Knap him at any terms.

1812 W. Scott Let. 29 Nov. (1932) III. 202 He answerd..that he could knap English with any one.

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality vii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 150 Ilka auld wife in the chimley-neuck will be for knapping doctrine wi' doctors o' divinity.

1886 M. Linskill Haven under Hill II. xi. 147 There was a stone-chat knapping out its song.

†5. intransitive. Gambling. To cheat in a gambling game, esp. in a game of dice. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > treat fraudulently, cheat [verb (transitive)]

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abuse?a1439

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to fetch in1592

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dabc1616

nigglea1625

to put it on1625

shuffle1627

cuckold1644

to put a cheat on1649

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fourbe1654

imposturea1659

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knap1665

to pass upon (also on)1673

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Yankee1837

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fake1867

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to play it1901

to do in1906

game1907

gaff1934

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swizz1961

butt-fuck1979

1665 R. Head Eng. Rogue I. Nap, To cheat.

1671 R. Head & F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue IV. xiv. sig. Q6 Nothing could perswade him but that he was cheated of his Money, that he napt on him, and I know not what.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xvi. 64/2 Nap or Knap, or cog a die is the slurring it out of ones fingers.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Nap, by Cheating with the Dice to secure one Chance.

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. To nap, to cheat at dice.

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knapv.²

Brit.

/nap/, U.S.

/næp/

Etymology: Compare gnap v. and nab v.¹; also Dutch and German (originallyLow German) knappen to crack, snap, bite, which unites the senses of this and the knap v.¹ In English also, the sense ‘snap’ seems to unite this with sense 2 of knap v.¹ See also knep v.

Now dialect.

intransitive and transitive. To bite in a short or abrupt way; to snap; to nibble.

ΚΠ

1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 141 If she chaunce to knappe or byte at the sticke, let hir bite hardly.

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice iii. i. 9 As lying a gossip..as euer knapt Ginger.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Brouter, to brouze; to knap, or nible off the sprigs, buds, barke &c., of plants.

1617 Janua Linguarum 22 Mules knap one another.

1721 J. Strype Eccl. Memorials I. i. xxxi. 222 These Elyot compared to a galled horse..always knapping and kicking at such examples and sentences as they felt sharp.

1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel II. 106 Horses..turn'd to knap each other at their ease.

1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 52 Some knapp'd awa' at kebbuck-stumps.

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> see also

also refers to : knopknapn.²

n.¹c1000

n.²14..

v.¹?a1500

v.²1575

单词	knap
释义	knapn.¹ Brit. /nap/, U.S. /næp/ Forms: α. Old English cnæpp, cnepp, Old English–Middle English cnæp, 1500s knappe, ( knape), 1600s knapp, 1500s– knap, (1600s, 1800s nap). β. knop. Etymology: Old English cnæp(p , top, summit (of a hill); perhaps cognate with Old Norse knapp-r knob, head of a stick, button, etc. (see knop n.¹). Irish, Gaelic, and Welsh cnap, knob, knop, boss, button, lump, knap, hillock, knoll, may be from Norse or English. 1. The head, crest, or summit of a hill; a small hill, hillock, or knoll; a rising ground; a short steep ascent. Chiefly dialect. (Cf. knob n. 2, nab n.¹) ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rising ground or eminence > [noun] > hillock barrowc885 burrowc885 berryc1000 knapc1000 knollc1000 ball1166 howa1340 toft1362 hillocka1382 tertre1480 knowec1505 hilleta1552 hummock1555 mountainettea1586 tump1589 butt1600 mountlet1610 mounture1614 colline1641 tuft1651 knock?17.. tummock1789 mound1791 tomhan1811 koppie1848 tuffet1877 the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > hill or mountain > [noun] > summit knollc888 knapc1000 copc1374 crest?a1400 head?a1425 summit1481 summitya1500 mountain topa1522 hilltop1530 stump1664 scalp1810 bald1838 van1871 dod1878 berg-top1953 α. c1000 Ælfric Exodus xix. 20 Drihten eode uppan þæs muntes cnæp. c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Luke (Corpus Cambr.) iv. 29 Hig..læddon hine ofer ðæs muntes cnæpp. a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1710) I. 88 The Castelle..standith..on the very Knape of an highe Hille, stepe up eche way. 1600 L. Lewkenor tr. A. de Torquemada Spanish Mandeuile f. 102^v Three men setting vp a poast, vpon a little knap close by the high-way. 1685 in H. M. Burt First Cent. Hist. Springfield (1899) II. 176 To the first Pine Tree upon the knap or Hill by Stony Brooke side. a1742 T. Tonkin in R. Carew Surv. Cornwall (1811) 343 (note) A large level piece of ground, which is higher than any other part of this fortification, it being the nap of the hill. 1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Knebworth Its situation is on a hill, or knap, from whence it has the name. 1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xlvi. 235 ‘Now, where's the inn?’ said Mountclere... ‘Just on the knap,’ Sol answered. 1887 Cyclists' Touring Club Gaz. 215/2 With the exception of a steepish knap on leaving the Doubs Valley,..the road was good and nearly level. 1893 ‘Q’ Delectable Duchy 19 A..pathway..winding..around the knap of a green hill. β. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. cxxxvj The toune of Auraunches, standyng vpon the knop of an hill.1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. 62 There remained yet a little knop aboue them..where the enemies guards did sit. 2. figurative. knap of the case (obsolete Rogues' Cant), the head or goodman of the house. [Doubtfully placed here.] ΘΚΠ society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > head or chief headeOE headmanOE headsmanOE masterlinga1200 dukec1275 chevetaine1297 chief1297 headlingc1300 principalc1325 captainc1380 primatec1384 chieftainc1400 master-man1424 principate1483 grand captain1531 headmaster?1545 knap of the casec1555 capitano1594 muqaddam1598 mudaliyar1662 reis1677 sachem1684 doge1705 prytanis1790 gam1827 main guy1882 oga1917 ras1935 c1555 Manifest Detection Diceplay sig. Cv^v The knappe of the case, the goodman of the house, calleth secretly vnto him the third person. c1555 Manifest Detection Diceplay sig. Di^v A reward vnto hir by knap of the case, & ye cut throtes his complices. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). knapn.² Brit. /nap/, U.S. /næp/ Forms: Also 1800s nap. Etymology: Echoic: goes with knap v.¹: compare knack n.¹, and Swedish knäpp, Danish knep, a rap, fillip. Gaelic cnap, a sharp blow, may be from Scots. Obsolete exc. dialect. 1. a. An abrupt stroke or blow; a smart knock. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking in specific manner > [noun] > a sharp or smart blow dab1300 rapc1330 thresta1400 bruntc1400 knap14.. yedderc1440 gird1487 yert1509 fillip1543 yark1555 flewet1570 stingera1577 flirt1577 wherret1577 riprapc1580 spang1595 nick1651 lick1680 flip1692 yowf1711 clink1722 wherrya1726 click1773 whither1791 swata1800 yank1818 snock1825 clip1830 snop1849 clinkera1863 siserary1893 blip1894 14.. Sir Beues (MS. N) 1895 + 4 I wol fonde to ȝeue þe a knap. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 143 At that counter wes mony crwell knap. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 6437 Mony strokes,..þo stithe men hym gefe, Till þe knight, vndur knappis, vppon knes fell. 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 100 You myght chaunce to catche a knappe of hir beake. 1603 G. Owen Descr. Penbrokshire (1892) 280 I have by it gotten store of Knappes on my head and shoulders. 1737 A. Ramsay Coll. Scots Prov. (1750) 109 When the lady lets a pap, the messan gets a knap. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Knap, a blow. b. The sound of a sharp blow. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of blow or fall > [noun] smitea1200 smita1425 yark1555 riprapc1580 brattlea1600 verberation1609 whack1737 whang1770 swash1789 plunk1809 tack1821 pong1823 snop1849 thunge1849 knap1870 thung1890 pow1931 thunk1952 bonk1957 1870 J. Lubbock Origin of Civilisation (ed. 2) viii. 281 Sounds..of..the collision of hard bodies; clap, rap, tap, knap, snap. 2. The clapper of a mill. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation of grain > milling or grinding > [noun] > corn-mill > clapper mill clapperc1200 clap?c1225 mill-clack1264 clapper1340 clackc1440 clacket1594 knap1622 clacker1636 1622 J. Taylor Arrant Thiefe in Wks. (1630) ii. 119/2 A fellow..hearing neither noyse of knap or tiller, Laid downe his corne, and went to seeke the miller. †3. A cheating trick with dice: see quots. s.v. knapping n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > cheating cogc1555 coggingc1555 slura1643 knapa1658 topping1663 petard1664 prick-penny1664 knapping1671 palming1671 gammoning1700 top1709 eclipse1711 peep1711 waxing1726 sightingc1752 a1658 J. Cleveland Wks. (1687) 200 Doublets? or Knap? The Cog? low Dice? or high? a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 83 Engages blind and senseless Hap 'Gainst High, and Low, and Slur, and Knap. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). knapv.¹ Brit. /nap/, U.S. /næp/ Forms: α. Middle English– knap, Middle English–1500s knapp, 1800s nap. β. Middle English–1600s knop. Etymology: Echoic, going with knap n.²; compare Dutch and German (originally Low German) knappen to crack, crackle, etc.; to break (a thing) with a sharp crack. Gaelic cnap to strike, knock, is probably < Scots As in the case of other words that express an action by an imitation of its sound, the sense diverges in various directions, according as the sound or the action is prominent. In knack we think more of the sound, in knap of the stroke and its result.With sense 5 compare knap n.² 3, knapping n. 1, and also nab v.³ Now dialect. 1. a. transitive. To strike with a hard short sound; to knack, knock, rap. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking in specific manner > strike in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > so as to make a sound > knock knellc950 chopa1375 knap?a1500 knock1623 rap1676 knubble1721 knobble?1795 α. a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Fox, Wolf, & Cadger l. 1967 in Poems (1981) 76 Thow can knap doun caponis on the nicht. 1550 M. Coverdale tr. O. Werdmueller Spyrytuall & Precyouse Pearle vi. sig. Dii The heauenly scholemaister knappeth vs on the fyngers, tyll we apprehende and learne [the ryght waye]. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §133 Knap a pair of Tongs some depth within the Water, and you shall hear the Sound of the Tongs well. 1895 S. R. Crockett Men of Moss-hags iii. 27 It was ever his wont..to knap his toes on the edge of the step. β. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxi. 268 I can my hand vphefe And knop out the skalys. b. absol. or intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking in specific manner > strike in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > so as to produce a sound > knock knockc1000 tapc1425 rap1440 chopa1522 knap1535 knack1570 chap1774 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 467 This Gregour gaif him feild,..knappit on quhill mony ane wes keild. 1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. vii. v. (R.) The people standing by heard it knap in, and the patient declared it by the ease she felt. 1886 Good Words 27 86 The noise my crutches made knap, knapping up and down the deck. 2. a. transitive. To break into parts or pieces with a sharp cracking sound; to snap or break by a smart blow. Now used spec. of the breaking of flints or of stones for the roads: cf. knapper n.³ ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sharp or hard sound > [verb (transitive)] > crack or snap > break with knap1535 knack1546 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > divide [verb (transitive)] > divide suddenly or forcibly > divide by a blow knap1535 knapple1755 α. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms xlv[i]. 9 He hath knapped the speare in sonder. a1572 J. Knox Hist. Reformation Scotl. in Wks. (1846) I. 147 Rockettis war rent, typettis war torne, crounis war knapped. 1647 R. Fanshawe tr. B. Guarini Pastor Fido (1676) 120 Pil'd in one heap dogs slain, spears knapt, men wounded. 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. L2 'Tis but silke that bindeth thee, Knap the thread, and thou art free. 1820 J. Cleland Rise & Progress Glasgow 107 330 persons knapping stones for the road. 1862 Instructor i. 122 Picking up flints and knapping them, as the method of breaking them is called. β. 1675 in J. Raine Depos. Castle of York (1861) 218 8 halfe crownes,..the said Auty clipt that night, for she heard the knoping of them, being in the next room. b. intransitive. To break off short; to snap. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > become detached [verb (intransitive)] > break off > short knap1545 to break, snap (etc.) short (off)1679 1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 4 The string..beynge sore twined muste nedes knap in sunder. 1623 W. Gouge Serm. Extent God's Provid. §15 The Summier..being over~burdened..knapt suddenly asunder in the midst. 3. transitive. To break off by a smart blow, stroke, or tap; to strike or knock off. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > detach [verb (transitive)] > break off > by a smart blow knap1600 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. i. liv. 38 With his rod..he knapt of the uppermost heads and tops of the poppies. 1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 170 A Scorbutic Foment..knappeth off the sharp points of the Salts. 1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd II. iv. i. 8 He took the cigar from his lips, and knapped off the ashes. 4. To utter smartly; to talk, chatter (a language): = crack v. 5. Also intransitive. Scottish and northern dialect.In quot. 1886 said of the stonechat, ‘so called from the similarity between its alarm note and the striking together of two pebbles’ (Swainson Prov. Names Brit. Birds 1885). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > utter in a chattering manner [verb (transitive)] cacklec1230 chattera1250 clapc1315 jangle1377 blabberc1380 trattlea1425 pratea1475 chat1483 prattlea1500 prittle-prattlea1555 gabble1566 blatter?1567 gaggle1577 clacket1579 knap1581 prittle1583 clack1590 volley1591 tattle1593 prabble1603 out-babble1649 garrulate1656 gabber?1661 chime1697 spiel1904 chitter-chatter1928 1581 J. Hamilton Catholik Traictise Qvest. sig. Vviii^v King Iames the fyft,..hering ane of his subiectis knap suddrone, declarit him or [sic] trateur. 1681 S. Colvil Mock Poem (1695) i. 56 Like Highland Lady's knoping speeches. 1689 A. Pennecuik To His Highness Prince of Orange (single sheet) English Andrew, who has skill, To Knap at every word so well. 1791 J. O'Keeffe Wild Oats ii. iii. 32 Knap him at any terms. 1812 W. Scott Let. 29 Nov. (1932) III. 202 He answerd..that he could knap English with any one. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality vii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 150 Ilka auld wife in the chimley-neuck will be for knapping doctrine wi' doctors o' divinity. 1886 M. Linskill Haven under Hill II. xi. 147 There was a stone-chat knapping out its song. †5. intransitive. Gambling. To cheat in a gambling game, esp. in a game of dice. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > treat fraudulently, cheat [verb (transitive)] deceivec1330 defraud1362 falsec1374 abuse?a1439 fraud1563 visure1570 cozen1583 coney-catch1592 to fetch in1592 cheat1597 sell1607 mountebanka1616 dabc1616 nigglea1625 to put it on1625 shuffle1627 cuckold1644 to put a cheat on1649 tonya1652 fourbe1654 imposturea1659 impose1662 slur1664 knap1665 to pass upon (also on)1673 snub1694 ferret1699 nab1706 shool1745 humbug1750 gag1777 gudgeon1787 kid1811 bronze1817 honeyfuggle1829 Yankee1837 middle1863 fuck1866 fake1867 skunk1867 dead-beat1888 gold-brick1893 slicker1897 screw1900 to play it1901 to do in1906 game1907 gaff1934 scalp1939 sucker1939 sheg1943 swizz1961 butt-fuck1979 1665 R. Head Eng. Rogue I. Nap, To cheat. 1671 R. Head & F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue IV. xiv. sig. Q6 Nothing could perswade him but that he was cheated of his Money, that he napt on him, and I know not what. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xvi. 64/2 Nap or Knap, or cog a die is the slurring it out of ones fingers. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Nap, by Cheating with the Dice to secure one Chance. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. To nap, to cheat at dice. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2022). knapv.² Brit. /nap/, U.S. /næp/ Etymology: Compare gnap v. and nab v.¹; also Dutch and German (originallyLow German) knappen to crack, snap, bite, which unites the senses of this and the knap v.¹ In English also, the sense ‘snap’ seems to unite this with sense 2 of knap v.¹ See also knep v. Now dialect. intransitive and transitive. To bite in a short or abrupt way; to snap; to nibble. ΚΠ 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 141 If she chaunce to knappe or byte at the sticke, let hir bite hardly. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice iii. i. 9 As lying a gossip..as euer knapt Ginger. View more context for this quotation 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Brouter, to brouze; to knap, or nible off the sprigs, buds, barke &c., of plants. 1617 Janua Linguarum 22 Mules knap one another. 1721 J. Strype Eccl. Memorials I. i. xxxi. 222 These Elyot compared to a galled horse..always knapping and kicking at such examples and sentences as they felt sharp. 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel II. 106 Horses..turn'd to knap each other at their ease. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 52 Some knapp'd awa' at kebbuck-stumps. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : knopknapn.² < n.¹c1000n.²14..v.¹?a1500v.²1575 see also
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