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Definition of Knarl
1. n. A knot in wood. See Gnarl.
Definition of Knarl
1. Noun. A knot in wood. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Knarl
1. a knot in a tree [n -S]
Medical Definition of Knarl
1. A knot in wood. See Gnarl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Knarl
Literary usage of Knarl
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of Words Used in the Wapentakes of Manley and Corringham by Edward Peacock (1889)
"KNAP-TO (nap-too), v.—To go together with a slight noise such as is made in
shutting a gate or turning a lock. knarl (naal), v.—To gnaw. ..."
2. The Elementary Spelling Book: Being an Improvement on The American Spelling Book by Noah Webster (1839)
"G and k before, n are always silent. kna' vish ly kna' vish ness gnos' ti cism
knab knack knap knap' sack knap' weed knarl ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"[Prop., as formerly, knarl; but gnarl is the present general spelling; a dim.
form, with suffix -/, of gnar, properly knar: see ..."
4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1882)
"Knapper [uaap'ur], a doorknocker. Wh. Gl. ; gen. Also, aa a v. ». to talk with
persistent volubility. knarl [naa'll, va to knot, ..."
5. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1829)
"... and had faces most grievous, And their forms were mis-shapen and huge as
Ben-Nevis ; Yet they stood to their business, though fretting and knarl'J, ..."
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