Found 2 items, similar to knapping.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: knapping knap v 1: strike sharply; “rap him on the knuckles” [syn: rap] 2: break a small piece off from; “chip the glass”; “chip a tooth” [syn: chip, cut off, break off] [also: knapping, knapped] knapping See knap
English → English (gcide) Definition: Knapping Knap \Knap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Knapping.] [D. knappen to chew, bite, crack, take hold of; prob. of imitative origin.] 1. To bite; to bite off; to break short. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [1913 Webster] He will knap the spears apieces with his teeth. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] He breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder. --Ps. xlvi. 9 (Book of Common Prayer.) [1913 Webster] 2. To strike smartly; to rap; to snap. [Chiefly Brit.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]