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Webster 1913 Edition


Nape

Nape

(nāp)
,
Noun.
[Perh. akin to
knap
a knop.]
The back part of the neck.
Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition


Nape

NAPE

,
Noun.
A knob; to be hard or callous, whence a callus.
1.
The prominent joint of the neck behind.