knobbed

Variant of knob

knob definition

knob (näb)

noun

  1. a rounded lump or protuberance
    1. a handle, usually round, of a door, drawer, etc.
    2. a similar device which is turned to control operations of electronic or electrical equipment, as a radio or TV receiver
  3. a rounded hill or mountain; knoll

Etymology: ME knobbe < or akin to Du, a knot, knob, bud < IE *gn-eu-bh < base *gen-: see knead

Related Forms:

knob Idioms

with knobs on

Chiefly Brit., Slang in an extreme or more emphatic way

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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