Knap

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A sharp blow or slap.

II. Knap ·vi To make a sound of snapping.

III. Knap ·vt To Bite; to bite off; to break short.

IV. Knap ·vt To strike smartly; to Rap; to Snap.

V. Knap ·noun A protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence, rising ground; a summit. ·see Knob, and Knop.

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