单词 | knubbed |
释义 | knubbedadj. rare before 20th cent. Having or covered with knubs; knobbly. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > wood > [adjective] > of or having knots knarryc1405 knottedc1440 crabbed?1518 knubbed1567 warried1567 warry1567 scraggy1574 crab-knob1582 knurly1602 gnarleda1616 thwarterous1625 nodous1646 snubbya1758 snarly1770 swirly1786 gnarly1846 knarred1849 1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) vii. f. 91v If of Cornell tree, It would be full of knubbed knots [L. nodus inesset]. 1740 H. Bracken Farriery Improv'd (ed. 2) II. 211 A Man's Nail..will grow knubbed and unseemly, when there has been a Loss of Substance about the Root of it. 1901 Wool & Cotton Reporter 29 Aug. 1090/1 Fancy Crash Light-Weight Suiting... Dressed. 4 threads knubbed mix yarn, 2½-runs. 4 threads mix yarn, 2½-runs [etc.]. 1953 Southwest Times (Pulaski, Va.) 15 Feb. ii. 1/7 The bride was attired in a pink suit of knubbed linen with a fur scarf. 1984 Sunday News (Kenosha, Wisconsin) 19 Aug. d5/1 The tires are knubbed, and the handlebars have grips and brakes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1567 |
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