† napingn.
Obsolete. rare.
The action of cutting a fish through the nape (nape n.1 2b).
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naping1495
1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 23 That every suche Gauger Packer and Sercher take no more for..his labour for bonyng napyng and packyng of a barell fisshe..[than] jd.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
† napingadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Grasping, greedy.
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a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 385 Bot riche and ill-dedy, Gederand and gredy, sore napand and nedy youre godys forto spare.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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n.1495adj.a1500- to bring etc in a proof
- to bring etc in proof
- to bring etc in the proof
- to bring etc on a proof
- to bring etc on proof
- to bring etc on the proof
- to bring etc to a proof
- to bring etc to proof
- to bring etc to the proof
- to bring etc word
- to bring forth
- to bring forward
- to bring grist to the mill
- to bring grist to the one's mill
- to bring haddock to paddock
- to bring home the bacon
- to bring in
- to bring in a proof
- to bring in mind
- to bring in mould
- to bring in or into suspicion
- to bring in or lay an indictment
- to bring in or to his warison
- to bring in or to warison
- to bring in play