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† ˈknurry, a. Obs.
[f. knur + -y.]
1. Full of knurs, knotty, gnarled.
1513Douglas æneis vii. ix. 71 Wyth ane knotty club and knorry heid. 1582Stanyhurst æneis, etc. (Arb.) 143 Thee knurrye knob oake tree,..in strength surpasseth a smooth slip. 1601Deacon & Walker Spirits & Divels To Rdr. 7 Knottie or knurrie hard logs doe craue strong yron wedges. 1664Evelyn Sylva (1776) 217 Poplars and Abeles [on] coming to be very old are apt to grow knurry and out of proportion.
2. fig. ‘Knotty’, perplexing.
1615Crooke Body of Man 304 The second Question is more obscure and the more knurrie knotte a great deale to riue. 1652Urquhart Jewel Wks. (1834) 225 Set all their braines awork how to contrive the knurriest arguments. |