Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1928-1946
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KNAPPER, v. Also gnapper.
1. tr. To knock, hammer, so as to break; of a horse: to trample about, to paw the ground, to keep raising and setting down the feet. Cf. Gnapper.Abd.15 1928:
That beast gnappers wi's feet, tee.Cai.9 1946:
A'm aye knapperan awa at 'e [road] metal.
2. intr. To jolt, as on loose road metal (Cai. 1907 County of Cai. (Horne) 76). Hence knappery, of a road: stony, bumpy, having a loose, uneven surface.Abd. 1931 D. Campbell Uncle Andie 21:
Ye hid tae leave yer truck at the far en' o' a roch, knappery road.
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