Knob , v. i. To grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed.
[Obs.]
Drant.
Knob (?), n. [A modification of knop. Cf. Nob.]
1. A
hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump;
as, a knob in the
flesh, or on
a bone.
2. A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer. Chaucer.
3. A rounded hill or mountain; as, the Pilot
Knob. [U. S.] Bartlett.
4. (Arch.) See Knop.
Knob latch, a latch which
can be operated by turning a
knob, without using a key.
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