knur

American

[nur] / nɜr /

noun

a knotty or hard protuberance or growth, as on a tree.

knur British

/ nɜː /

noun

a knot or protuberance in a tree trunk or in wood

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Etymology

Origin of knur

1350–1400; Middle English knorre, knor; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, Middle High German knorre

Example Sentences

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The bruscum, or Knur is wonderfully fair, but the molluscum is counted most precious; both of them knobs and swellings out of the tree.

From Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) Or A Discourse of Forest Trees by Nisbet, John

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