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knape

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /neɪp/
  • rhymes with -eɪp
  • homophone: nape
  • CMU ARPABET: N EY1 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A lad.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dialectal, obsolete

Examples

  • 1534, Incorporation of Hammermen, unknown Given to the two knapes & for graithing of the harness to the bannermen.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English knape (“a lad, boy”), from Old English cnapa (“a lad, boy”), from Proto-West Germanic *knappō.