SAP, n. 1. The juice of plants of any kind, which flows chiefly between the wood and the bark. From the sap of a species of maple, is made sugar of a good quality by evaporation.2. The alburnum of a tree; the exterior part of the wood, next to the bark. [A sense in general use in New England.]SAP, v.t. 1. To undermine; to subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine.Their dwellings were sapp'd by floods.2. To undermine; to subvert by removing the foundation of. Discontent saps the foundation of happiness. Intrigue and corruption sap the constitution of a free government.SAP, v.i. To proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining. Both assaults are carried on by sapping.SAP, n. In sieges, a trench for undermining; or an approach made to a fortified place by digging or under cover. The single sap has only a single parapet; the double has one on each side, and the flying is made with gabions, &c. In all saps, traverses are left to cover the men. |
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