Knead (nēd),
v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kneaded; p.
pr. & vb. n. Kneading.]
[OE.
kneden, As. cnedan; akin to D.
kneden, G. kneten, Sw. knåda,
Icel. knoða; cf. OSlav. gnesti.]
1. To work
and press into a mass,
usually with the hands; esp., to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, as the materials of bread, cake, etc.; as, to knead dough.
The kneading, the making of the
cake, the heating of the oven, and
the baking.
Shak. 2. Fig.: To treat or form as by
kneading; to beat.
I will knead him : I'll make him supple.
Shak. Kneading
trough, a trough or tray in which
dough is kneaded. Ex. viii. 3.
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