knapple

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knapple - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Knapple \Knap"ple\, v. i. [Freq. of knap, v., cf. D. knabbelen
     to gnaw.]
     To break off with an abrupt, sharp noise; to bite; to nibble.
     [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
     [1913 Webster]