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Definition of Knittle
1. n. A string that draws together a purse or bag.
Definition of Knittle
1. Noun. (UK dialect) A string that draws together a purse or bag. ¹
2. Noun. (nautical) (alternative form of nettles) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Knittle
1. a nautical line made by twisting yarns [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Knittle
Literary usage of Knittle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Violin: Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators, with Numerous Engravings by George Hart (1885)
"knittle, Joseph, Mittenwald. KNITTING, , Mittenwald, 1760. KRAMER, H., 1717,
Viol-maker. KRINER, Joseph, Mittenwald, 1786. LASKA, Joseph, Prague, born at ..."
2. History of Monroe County, Michigan by Talcott Enoch Wing, Helen Weightman Gay (1890)
"MARY knittle, of East Milan, was born at Baltimore, Md., in 1850. ... They came
to East Milan, where Mr. knittle worked at the blacksmith trade. ..."
3. The Shipwreck,: A Poem, by William Falconer, James Stanier Clarke (1811)
"TOPPING LIFT; knittle, THROT. A Tackle, or assemblage of Pullies, which tops the
upper ... The knittle is a short Line used to reef the Sails by the bottom. ..."
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