verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To nip, bite; to champ at the bit Scotland, obsolete

Synonyms

All synonyms

chillinessjapnibblepinchpinchrelish

Etymology

Origin obscure. Perhaps an alteration of knip (“to bite, crop, nip”).

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