Knep

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of kneppars. Northern-England, in-plural
Verb
  1. 1
    To bite gently, nibble. Northern-England
  2. 2
    To graze, crop; (of horses) to bite in play. Northern-England
  3. 3
    To pick or pick off (e.g. flowers, berries, etc.) Northern-England
  4. 4
    To clasp the hands; to clench one's fists. Scotland
  5. 5
    To tie or bundle something tightly and securely. Scotland

Synonyms

All synonyms
kneppars

Etymology

A variant of knap (etymology 3). Cognates * Danish kneppe (“to snap”) (obsolete) * Dutch knijpen (“to pinch, nip”), knippen (“to clip, snip”) * Norwegian Nynorsk kneppa (“to squeeze or join together”) * Scots knep (“to clench, bind”)

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