英语词汇“knaps”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

knap

2 of 2

verb

knapped; knapping

transitive verb

: to break with a quick blow

especially : to shape (something, such as flints) by breaking off pieces

dialectal British : rap entry 2 sense 1

dialectal British : snap, crop

dialectal British : chatter

knapper noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Knowing how to make a friction fire, or how to whittle a paddle out of a log, or how to knap stone arrowheads all have their place in a survival situation (particularly fire making).

Jim Baird, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2020 There was the first time someone knapped and hafted a rock onto a spear shaft, and the first time someone strung up a bow.

Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2020 His hair was unruly and his large, blunt fingers were usually fishing for a cigarette, except when preoccupied with his favourite hobby: knapping prehistoric flint tools.

1843, 20 Feb. 2020 Shaggy Briton woodsmen in the vast pre-Roman forests of Cumbria, gripping their sacred Langdale axes, with glimmering heads knapped from the rare volcanic greenstone mined from the Pike of Stickle.

Jonny Diamond, Longreads, 8 June 2019

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English cnæp; akin to Old English cnotta knot

Verb

Middle English knappen, of imitative origin

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

单词	knaps
释义	knap 1 of 2 noun ˈnap 1 chiefly dialectal : a crest of a hill : summit 2 chiefly dialectal : a small hill knap 2 of 2 verb knapped; knapping transitive verb 1 : to break with a quick blow especially : to shape (something, such as flints) by breaking off pieces 2 dialectal British : rap entry 2 sense 1 3 dialectal British : snap, crop 4 dialectal British : chatter knapper noun Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Verb Knowing how to make a friction fire, or how to whittle a paddle out of a log, or how to knap stone arrowheads all have their place in a survival situation (particularly fire making). Jim Baird, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2020 There was the first time someone knapped and hafted a rock onto a spear shaft, and the first time someone strung up a bow. Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2020 His hair was unruly and his large, blunt fingers were usually fishing for a cigarette, except when preoccupied with his favourite hobby: knapping prehistoric flint tools. 1843, 20 Feb. 2020 Shaggy Briton woodsmen in the vast pre-Roman forests of Cumbria, gripping their sacred Langdale axes, with glimmering heads knapped from the rare volcanic greenstone mined from the Pike of Stickle. Jonny Diamond, Longreads, 8 June 2019 Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Old English cnæp; akin to Old English cnotta knot Verb Middle English knappen, of imitative origin First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 knaps verb present tense third-person singular of knap as in graves Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance graves sculptures chisels sculpts stamps carves cuts boasts coins hews mints models planishes forms molds pats abates fashions works kneads pounds chases hammers forges draws beats
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