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   Knap (năp), n. [AS. cnæp, cnæpp, top, knob, button; cf. Icel. knappr knob, Sw. knapp, Dan. knap button, W., Gael., & Ir. cnap knob, button, and E. knop.] A protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence, rising ground; a summit. See Knob, and Knop.
   
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   The highest part and knap of the same island. Holland.
   
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   Knap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knapped (?); p. pr. &  vb. n. Knapping.] [D. knappen to chew, bite, crack, take hold of; prob. of imitative origin.]
   1. To bite; to bite off; to break short. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ]
   
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   He will knap the spears apieces with his teeth. Dr. H. More.
   
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   He breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder. Ps. xlvi. 9 (Book of Common Prayer.)
   
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   2. To strike smartly; to rap; to snap. [Chiefly Brit.]  Bacon.
   
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   Knap, v. i. To make a sound of snapping.  Wiseman.
   
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   Knap, n. A sharp blow or slap.  Halliwell.
   
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