Knob
knob (?), n. (A modification ofknop. Cf. Nob.) 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.) See Knop.
Knob latch, a latch which can be operated by
turning a knob, without using a key.
knob , v. i. To grow into knobs orbunches; to become knobbed. (Obs.) Drant.
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