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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"Nay, he was coming from t' village, and was going across t' moor to a knur match on Eltham Common."

From The Hallam Succession by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

He was asked to resign his place in the knur club, and if he joined any cricket eleven, the match fell to the ground.

From The Hallam Succession by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

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.

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

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