Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bump or knot, as on a tree trunk; a gnarl.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A knot: same as
knar . Seeknurl . - noun In the game of hockey, same as
nur .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A knurl.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
knurl
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English knor.]
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Examples
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He was asked to resign his place in the knur club, and if he joined any cricket eleven, the match fell to the ground.
The Hallam Succession Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr 1875
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Oaks bear also a knur, full of a cottony matter, of which they anciently made wick for their lamps and candles; and among the _Selectiora Remedia_ of Jo.
Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) Or A Discourse of Forest Trees John Evelyn 1663
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Ur Nur thurs snur on the beverley rurd, ar knur cos it was just on varkin radiur
Army Rumour Service 2010
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Ur Nur thurs snur on the beverley rurd, ar knur cos it was just on varkin radiur
Army Rumour Service 2010
reesetee commented on the word knur
A knob or bump on a tree; a knot in wood.
March 14, 2007