neap 1
/neep/ , adj.
1. designating tides midway between spring tides that attain the least height.
n.
2. neap tide. See diag. under tide 1 .
[ bef. 900; ME neep, OE nep-, in nepflod neap tide ]
neap 2
/neep/ , n. New Eng.
the pole or tongue of a cart, wagon, etc., drawn by two animals side by side.
[ 1545-55 orig. uncert. ]