knobbed
Variant of knob
knob
definition
knob (näb)
noun
- a rounded lump or protuberance
- a handle, usually round, of a door, drawer, etc.
- a similar device which is turned to control operations of electronic or electrical equipment, as a radio or TV receiver
- 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:
- knobbed adjective
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.
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