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Knob
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone.
2. A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer. Chaucer.
3. A rounded hill or mountain; as, the Pilot Knob. [U. S.] Bartlett.
4. See Knop. Knob latch, a latch which can be operated by turning a knob, without using a key.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed. [Obs.] Drant.