knape

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UK/neɪp/

noun

A lad.

OriginMiddle English knape ← Old English cnapa ← Proto-West Germanic *knappō →
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Meanings

nounknape (plural knapes)

plural knapes

  1. dialectalobsoleteA lad.

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

    1 more example

    He was never a lucky knape.

    1628, J. Carmichael, unknown

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*knappō
  2. Old Englishcnapa“a lad, boy”
  3. Middle Englishknape“a lad, boy”
  4. Englishknape

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with knape

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Sounds the same

nape

Anagrams

Panekpekan
Cite this entry
APA

knape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knape

MLA

“knape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knape. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knape,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knape.

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