knurl
noun
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
nurl
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a variation of
knurl.
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Nurl, nurl, v.t. to mill or indent on the edge.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
