KNEECAP


Meaning of KNEECAP in English

— kneecapper , n.

/nee"kap'/ , n. , v. , kneecapped, kneecapping .

n.

1. the patella.

2. a protective covering, usually knitted, for the knee.

v.t.

3. to cripple (a person) by shooting in the knee: Terrorists were kneecapping prospective jurors.

[ 1650-60; KNEE + CAP 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .