Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Knab

Knab (năb), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Knabbed (năbd); p. pr. & vb. n.Knabbing.] [See Nab, v. t., and cf. Knap, v. t.] 1. To seize with the teeth; to gnaw. “Knabbing crusts.” L'Estrange...

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Knabble

Knab″ble (?), v. i. [Freq. of knab.] To bite or nibble.Horses will knabble at walls, and rats gnaw iron. Sir T. Browne.

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Knack

Knack (năk), v. i. [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. G. knacken to break, Dan. knage to crack, and E. knock.] 1. To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise to chink. Bp. Hall.2. To s...

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Knack (2)

Knack, n. 1. A petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack.A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby's cap. Shak.2. A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; ...

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Knack-kneed

Knack″–kneed′ (?), a. See Knock-kneed.

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Knacker

Knack″er (?), n. 1. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc. Mortimer.2. One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving t...

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Knacker (2)

Knack″er, n. [Cf. Icel. hnakkr a saddle.] 1. a harness maker. Halliwell.2. One who slaughters worn-out horses and sells their flesh for dog's meat.

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Knackish

Knack″ish, a. Trickish; artful. — Knack″ish‐ness, n.Dr. H. More.

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Knacky

Knack″y (?), a. Having a knack; cunning; crafty; trickish. Halliwell.

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Knag

Knag (?), n. [Cf. Prov. G. knagge a knot in wood, Sw. knagg, Dan. knag a hook to hand clothes on, a bracket; Gael. & Ir. cnag peg, knob.] 1. A knot in wood; a protuberance. Wrig...

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Knagged

Knag″ged (?), a. Full of knots; knaggy.

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Knaggy

Knag″gy (?), a. Knotty; rough; figuratively, rough in temper. Fuller. — Knag″gi‐ness (#), n.

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Knap

Knap (?), n. [AS. cnæp, cnæpp, top, knob, button; cf. Icel. knappr knob, Sw. knapp, Dan. knap button, W., Gael., & Ir. cnap knob, button, and E. knop.] A protuberance; a swellin...

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Knap (2)

Knap, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Knapped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Knapping.] [D. knappen to chew, bite, crack, take hold of; prob. of imitative origin.] 1. To bite; to bite off; to break sho...

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Knap (3)

Knap, v. i. To make a sound of snapping. Wiseman.

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Knap (4)

Knap, n. A sharp blow or slap. Halliwell.

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Knapbottle

Knap″bot′tle (?), n.(Bot.) The bladder campion (Silene inflata).

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Knappish

Knap″pish (?), a. [See Knap to strike.] Snappish; peevish. Grafton.

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Knapple

Knap″ple (?), v. i. [Freq. of knap, v., cf. D. knabbelen to gnaw.] To break off with an abrupt, sharp noise; to bite; to nibble.

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Knappy

Knap″py (?), a. Having knaps; full of protuberances or humps; knobby. Huloet.

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Knapsack

Knap″sack′ (?), n. [D. knapzak; knappen to eat + zak a bag. See Knap, v. t., and Sack.] A case of canvas or leather, for carrying on the back a soldier's necessaries, or the clo...

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Knapweed

Knap″weed′ (?), n.(Bot.) The black centaury (Centaurea nigra); — so called from the knoblike heads of flowers. Called also bullweed.

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Knar

Knar (när), n. See Gnar. Chaucer.

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Knarl

Knarl (närl), n. A knot in wood. See Gnarl.

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Knarled

Knarled (närld), a. Knotted. See Gnarled.

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Knarred

Knarred (närd), a. Knotty; gnarled.The knarred and crooked cedar knees. Longfellow.

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Knarry

Knar″ry (när″ry̆), a. Knotty; gnarled. Chaucer.