Pronunciation : Knob
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [A modification of knop. Cf. Nob.]
Definition : 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. (Arch.)
Defn: See Knop. Knob latch, a latch which can be operated by turning a knob, without using a key.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Knob
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed. [Obs.] Drant.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913