1. n. chiefly dial. the crest of a hill or of rising ground.
Etymology: OE cn{aelig}p(p), perh. rel. to ON knappr knob 2. v.tr. (knapped, knapping)
1. break (stones for roads or building, flints, or Austral. ore) with a hammer.
2 archaic knock, rap, snap asunder.
Derivatives:
knapper n.
Etymology: ME, imit.