Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for KNOB
KNOB, n. [nob; Sax. cnæp; G. knopf; D. knoop; Sw. knopp; Dan. knop, knub, knap; W. cnwb, cnwpa. The word signifies a button, a top, a bunch.]
A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; as, a knob in the flesh or on a bone. – Ray.
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