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Traditional English :: knobble
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knobby.html - n. a small knob. knobbly adj. [ME, dimin. of KNOB: cf. Du. & LG knobbel] |
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Traditional English :: knob
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knobby.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a a rounded protuberance, esp. at the end or on the surface of a thing. b a handle of a door, drawer, etc., shaped like a knob. c a knob-shaped attachment for pulling, turning, etc. (press the knob under the desk).
2 a small, usu. round, piece (of butter, coal, sugar, etc.). --v. (knobbed, knobbing)
1 tr. provide with knobs.
2 intr. (usu. foll. by out) bulge. with knobs on Brit. sl. that and more (used as a retort to an insult, in emphatic agreement, etc.) (and the same to you with knobs on). knobby adj. knoblike adj. [ME f. MLG knobbe knot, knob, bud: cf. KNOP, NOB(2), NUB] |
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Traditional English :: knobble
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knobby.html - n. a small knob. knobbly adj. [ME, dimin. of KNOB: cf. Du. & LG knobbel] |
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Traditional English :: knobkerrie
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knobby.html - n.
a short stick with a knobbed head used as a weapon esp. by S. African tribes. [after Afrik. knopkierie] |
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Traditional English :: knobstick
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knobby.html - n.
1 = KNOBKERRIE.
2 archaic = BLACKLEG. |
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English Idioms :: knock
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knobby.html - See: SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS. |
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