Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An obsolete (the original) form of nap.
  • noun Another spelling of knop, common in dialect works.
  • To remove specks (as vegetable matter) from (woolen fabrics).
  • noun The original and still a common dialect form of nap.
  • noun An accidental spot or speck in a textile fabric.
  • noun Same as nap, nep.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun computing A no-op.

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