verb
- to shape (stone or flint) by chipping with sharp blows
Usage: archaeology; third person singular present
noun
- plural of knap: small hills or rising grounds
Usage: chiefly British; plural
Examples
- The archaeologist knaps flint to make arrowheads.
- She knaps stone tools using traditional methods.
- He knaps obsidian with a deer antler.
- The craftsman knaps each piece carefully.
- Ancient people lived on the grassy knaps.
- Sheep graze on the rolling knaps of the countryside.