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knap
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knap [nap]
(mining engineering)
To break rock.
To improve the grade of ore by removing low-grade material manually by using a hammer.


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Shards of knapped rock from their tool making is still visible to the trained eye along the trails, though visitors are allowed to take nothing home.
Finishes of the new part are glass, concrete, hardwood and knapped flint, contrasting with the old Covent Garden portico.
Moreover, when the researchers provided the bead makers with glass, a substance with which they had not previously worked, only the experts successfully knapped it.
 
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