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adjective
1.
designating tides midway between spring tides that attain the least height.
noun
2.
neap tide.
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Neap
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English neep, Old English nēp-, in nēpflōd neap tide
before 900; Middle English neep, Old English nēp-, in nēpflōd neap tide
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World English Dictionary
| neap (niːp) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or constituting a neap tide |
| —n | |
| 2. | short for neap tide |
| [Old English, as in nēpflōd neap tide, of uncertain origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
neap
O.E. nepflod "neap flood," the tide occurring at the end of the first and third quarters of the lunar month, in which high waters are at their lowest, of unknown origin, with no known cognates (Dan. niptid probably is from English). Original sense seems to be "without power."
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