knapping

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present participle of knap
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A small hill
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The crest of a hill
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To shape a hard, brittle material (such as flint, obsidian, chert etc.) by breaking away sections or flakes, often forming a sharp edge or point. Distinguished from "carve" because each fracture goes across one entire face or facet, and from "cleave" because breaking (knapping) vitreous, brittle homogeneous (i.e., not crystalline) materials inevitably results in curved, conchoidal fractures
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{v} to bite, snap, break short
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{n} a swelling, prominence, tuft, hill
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A protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence, rising ground; a summit
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strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles"
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To strike smartly; to rap; to snap
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Verb To Carry out the process of flint knapping
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To bite; to bite off; to break short
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to snap, crack
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A sharp blow or slap
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{f} chip rocks with a hammer
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break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"
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To shape a hard, brittle material (usually flint or obsidian) by breaking away sections, often forming a sharp edge or point. Distinguished from "carve" by the fact that each fracture goes through the entire work piece, and from "cleave" by curved or conchoid fractures (due to the work piece not being a single crystal)
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See Knob, and Knop
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To make a sound of snapping
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