Knap

nap, v.t. to snap or break with a snapping noise: to break in pieces with blows, as stones: to bite off, nibble:— pr.p. knap′ping; pa.p. knapped.— ns. Knap′bottle , the bladder-campion; Knap′per , one who breaks stones, esp. one who breaks up flint-flakes for gun-flints; Knap′ping-hamm′er ( Scot. ), a hammer for breaking stones.— v.i. Knap′ple , to nibble. [Dut. knappen , to crack or crush.]