knub

noun

ˈnəb

plural -s

1

a

dialectal : knob

b

: nub sense 4

2

or knubs plural but singular or plural in construction : frison

Word History

Etymology

probably from Low German knubbe, from Middle Low German knubbe, knobbe, knot on a tree, knob

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