knapping it

Verb

knap it (third-person singular simple present knaps it, present participle knapping it, simple past and past participle knapped it)

1. (obsolete, slang) Synonym of catch it (“to be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten”).
   • KNAP […] Also, a blow or correction, as "you'll knap it," for some misdeed.1867, William Henry Smyth, Sir Edward Belcher, The Sailor's Word-book, page 424

   Synonyms:

   catch it