- the act of a person or thing that knits.
- the act of forming a fabric by looping a continuous yarn.
- knitted work.
- stick/tend to one's knitting,
- to mind one's own business: Don't worry about my work—just tend to your knitting.
- to devote oneself to one's assignments or responsibilities: Years of sticking to his knitting finally paid off.
Origin of knitting
Middle English word dating back to
1350–1400; see origin at
knit,
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British Dictionary definitions for stick to one's knitting- knitted work or the process of producing it
- (as modifier)a knitting machine
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Word Origin and History for stick to one's knittingn."knitted work," 1848, from present participle of knit (v.). Knitting-needle is from 1590s.
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stick to one's knitting in Medicine- The physiological process by which the fragments of a broken bone are united or the edges of a wound are closed.
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