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knur

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /nɜː(ɹ)/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A knurl.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The small wooden ball in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Late Middle English knorre, variant of knarre; see knar (“knot on a tree trunk”). Cognate with German Knorren (“knurl”) and Danish knor (“knurl”).