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Quotation dates: 1701-1747, 1902
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‡KNAPPEL, n. Also knap(p)le, knappild.
1. Clapboard, a plank, stave, esp. of oak used in making casks. Also used coll., and attrib.Sc. 1701 Burgh Rec. Gsw. (1908) 339:
Item, to Francis Stevensone for 164 knapple, conforme to his accompt . . . £203: 0: 0.Sc. 1705 Acts Parl. Scot. (1844) XI. 293:
Ordains that . . . knaple, skows, hoops, dutch nets, and all other materialls to be imported . . . be free of custome.Abd. 1707 Abd. Jnl. N. & Q. VII. 63:
For a knappell to helpe my windou caisses . . . £2 8 0.Ork. 1747 P. Ork. A.S. XII. 48:
Ane oaken knappel, an oaken veese pin of a Dyers press, the pump roan of a smal boat.Sh. 1902 E.D.D.:
Der as mony o' da knappilds at drave twa year frae syne, lyin' apo' da butt laaft.
2. “A thick round stick” (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., knappel).
[O.Sc. knappold, 1477, knappel, 15 . . , = 1., a reduced form of O.Sc. knapholt, 1489, = Eng. †clapholt, L.Ger. klappholt, id.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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