kappen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- pare verb To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
Senses
kappen is used for these senses in English:
- pare (transitive, often, with down or back) To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.
pare — full definition
- verb To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
- verb To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.
- verb To trim the hoof of a horse.
- verb To sharpen a pencil.