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knap

1. knap \'nap\ n [ME, fr. OE cnp; akin to OE cnotta knot] chiefly dial 
    1: a crest of a hill : SUMMIT  chiefly dial  2: a small hill 
2. knap vt or knapped;  or knap.ping [ME knappen, of imit. origin] dial 
   Brit  1: RAP  2: to break with a quick blow; esp : to shape (as flints) by 
   break ing off pieces dial Brit  3: SNAP, CROP  dial Brit  4: CHATTER  - 
   knap.per n