- knapping
- knap·ping
English syllables. 2014.
knapping
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Knapping — A knapper is a person who shapes flint, chert, obsidian or other stone through the process of knapping or lithic reduction to manufacture stone tools, strikers for flintlock firearms, or to produce flat faced stones for building or facing walls,… … Wikipedia
Knapping — Knap Knap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knapping}.] [D. knappen to chew, bite, crack, take hold of; prob. of imitative origin.] 1. To bite; to bite off; to break short. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [1913 Webster] He will knap the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knapping — v. chip rocks with a hammer … English contemporary dictionary
knapping — … Useful english dictionary
knapping hammer — … Useful english dictionary
knapping-hammer — knappˈing hammer noun (Scot) A hammer for breaking stones • • • Main Entry: ↑knap … Useful english dictionary
flint-knapping — flintˈ knapping noun • • • Main Entry: ↑flint … Useful english dictionary
Errett Callahan — (born December 17, 1937) is an American archaeologist, flintknapper, and pioneer in the fields of experimental archaeology and lithic replication studies.Early life Errett Callahan was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on December 17, 1937. Callahan’s… … Wikipedia
Veldwezelt-Hezerwater — is a Palaeolithic archaeological site in Belgium. ContextThe successive archaeological excavation campaigns at Veldwezelt Hezerwater, Belgium provide important remains of at least five separate Middle Palaeolithic valley settlements. It is… … Wikipedia
Threshing-board — A threshing board is an obsolete farm implement used to separate cereals from their straw; that is, to thresh. It is a thick board, made with a variety of slats, with a shape between rectangular and trapezoidal, with the frontal part somewhat… … Wikipedia
