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Want of apprehension.

Not apprehensive; regardless; unconcerned. Jer. Taylor.

Not approachable; unapproachable; inaccessible; unequaled. -- In`ap*proach"a*bly, adv.

Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; -- followed by to or for. -- In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ly, adv. -- In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ness, n.

Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept. -- In*apt"ly, adv. -- In*apt"ness, n.

Want of aptitude.

A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow. A young upstart jackanapes. Arbuthnot.

er place. Abbott. You may reason or expostulate with the parents, but never attempt to kidnap their children, and to make proselytes of them. Whately.

One who steals or forcibly carries away a human being; a manstealer.

knob; a button; hence, rising ground; a summit. See Knob, and Knop. The highest part and knap of the same island. Holland.

The bladder campion (Silene inflata).

Snappish; peevish. [Obs.] Grafton.

To break off with an abrupt, sharp noise; to bite; to nibble. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Having knaps; full of protuberances or humps; knobby. [Obs.] Huloet.

ck a soldier's necessaries, or the clothing, etc., of a traveler. And each one fills his knapsack or his scrip With some rare thing that on the field is found. Drayton.

The black centaury (Centaurea nigra); -- so called from the knoblike heads of flowers. Called also bullweed.

In Louisiana, a trifling present given to customers by tradesmen; a gratuity.

A general name for a group of Algonquin tribes which formerly occupied the coast region of North America from Connecticut to Virginia. They included the Mohicans, Delawares, Shawnees, and several other tribes.

Default of apperance, as in court, to prosecute or defend; failure to appear.

Neglect of making appointment; failure to receive an appointment.