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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1638
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Knap(p)ing, ppl. a.? Cf. Knap(p)it p.p. (having tassels, tasselled). — 1638 Bk. Pasquils 57.
Preachers with shoulder ruffes Or shoulder bands with elbow cuffes, With knaping, traping, strapping strings
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"Knaping ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/knapping>
