knobbedadj.

Brit.

/nɒbd/, U.S.

/nɑbd/

Forms: late Middle English knabbide, late Middle English knabbit, late Middle English knobbyd, 1500s knobd, 1500s– knobbed, 1600s knobed, 1800s nobbed.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: knob n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < knob n. + -ed suffix² Compare knotted adj. 3 and knopped adj. Compare later knob v. N.E.D. (1901) also gives the pronunciation as (nǫbėd) /ˈnɒbɪd/.

1. Covered with small lumps, bumps, or protuberances; knobbled; (often, esp. in early use) spec. gnarled, knotted, misshapen. Also of a root: tuberous.

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the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > protuberance or rounded projection > [adjective] > having (a) protuberance(s) > having (a) knob(s)

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Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 280 Knobbyd, as hondys or other lymmys, callosus. Knobbyd, or knottyd as trees, vertiginosus, verticosus.

1563 T. Sackville in W. Baldwin et al. Myrrour for Magistrates (new ed.) Induct. xxxix His knuckles knobd, his fleshe deepe dented in, With tawed handes, and hard ytanned skyn.

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. cvii. 359 Ovr Ladies Shooe or Slipper, hath a thicke knobbed roote.

1651 P. Armin tr. F. Glisson et al. Treat. Rickets vi. 56 Some tumors swell from a legitimate and alimentary juyce, as caruncles or little pieces of flesh, knobbed swellings, and perhaps some hard bunches.

1682 N. Grew Anat. Plants ii. i. i. 58 Round [roots] are Tuberous, or Simply Knobbed, as Rape-Crowfoot.

1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund I. Pref. 88 Two glass decanters.., their handles knobbed or dentellated like a cock's comb.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick ciii. 505 They mostly lie like the great knobbed blocks on a Gothic spire.

1987 D. Robertson Ideal, Genuine Man i. 7 Both her hands were knobbed with arthritis. Knobbed and brown.

2016 Farmers Weekly (Nexis) 25 Nov. The knobbed surface ensures high step safety and foot stability.

2. With reference to a straight, narrow object: having a prominent, rounded end.

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1710 London-Puppies Memorial 3 They have maim'd and crippl'd us,..with unlawful Weapons call'd Oaken Cudgels, be-labouring our Hides with the knobbed Ends thereof.

1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. IV. xlix. 386 Experiments on the preferable utility of pointed or knobbed conductors, for preserving buildings from lightning.

1868 J. G. Wood Nat. Hist. Man I. xi. 109 If Europeans were to go after birds, and provide themselves with knobbed sticks instead of guns, they would bring home but very little game.

1965 D. Francis For Kicks viii. 88 Humber himself leaned on his knobbed walking stick and gave directions.

2008 Coleopterists Bull. 62 165 [It] is easily identified as a butterfly by its four wings, proboscis and knobbed antennae.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knobbed
释义	knobbedadj. Brit. /nɒbd/, U.S. /nɑbd/ Forms: late Middle English knabbide, late Middle English knabbit, late Middle English knobbyd, 1500s knobd, 1500s– knobbed, 1600s knobed, 1800s nobbed. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: knob n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < knob n. + -ed suffix² Compare knotted adj. 3 and knopped adj. Compare later knob v. N.E.D. (1901) also gives the pronunciation as (nǫbėd) /ˈnɒbɪd/. 1. Covered with small lumps, bumps, or protuberances; knobbled; (often, esp. in early use) spec. gnarled, knotted, misshapen. Also of a root: tuberous. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > protuberance or rounded projection > [adjective] > having (a) protuberance(s) > having (a) knob(s) knoppedc1394 knobbed1440 thick-knobbed1861 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 280 Knobbyd, as hondys or other lymmys, callosus. Knobbyd, or knottyd as trees, vertiginosus, verticosus. 1563 T. Sackville in W. Baldwin et al. Myrrour for Magistrates (new ed.) Induct. xxxix His knuckles knobd, his fleshe deepe dented in, With tawed handes, and hard ytanned skyn. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. cvii. 359 Ovr Ladies Shooe or Slipper, hath a thicke knobbed roote. 1651 P. Armin tr. F. Glisson et al. Treat. Rickets vi. 56 Some tumors swell from a legitimate and alimentary juyce, as caruncles or little pieces of flesh, knobbed swellings, and perhaps some hard bunches. 1682 N. Grew Anat. Plants ii. i. i. 58 Round [roots] are Tuberous, or Simply Knobbed, as Rape-Crowfoot. 1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund I. Pref. 88 Two glass decanters.., their handles knobbed or dentellated like a cock's comb. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick ciii. 505 They mostly lie like the great knobbed blocks on a Gothic spire. 1987 D. Robertson Ideal, Genuine Man i. 7 Both her hands were knobbed with arthritis. Knobbed and brown. 2016 Farmers Weekly (Nexis) 25 Nov. The knobbed surface ensures high step safety and foot stability. 2. With reference to a straight, narrow object: having a prominent, rounded end. ΚΠ 1710 London-Puppies Memorial 3 They have maim'd and crippl'd us,..with unlawful Weapons call'd Oaken Cudgels, be-labouring our Hides with the knobbed Ends thereof. 1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. IV. xlix. 386 Experiments on the preferable utility of pointed or knobbed conductors, for preserving buildings from lightning. 1868 J. G. Wood Nat. Hist. Man I. xi. 109 If Europeans were to go after birds, and provide themselves with knobbed sticks instead of guns, they would bring home but very little game. 1965 D. Francis For Kicks viii. 88 Humber himself leaned on his knobbed walking stick and gave directions. 2008 Coleopterists Bull. 62 165 [It] is easily identified as a butterfly by its four wings, proboscis and knobbed antennae. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1440
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