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knobbiness

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knob⋅by

  [nob-ee]
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–adjective, -bi⋅er, -bi⋅est.
1. full of or covered with knobs: the knobby trunk of a tree.
2. shaped like a knob.
Origin:
1535–45; knob + -y 1

Related forms:
knob⋅bi⋅ness, noun
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knob   (nŏb)   
n.  

  1. A rounded protuberance.

    1. A rounded handle, as on a drawer or door.

    2. A rounded control switch or dial.

  3. A prominent rounded hill or mountain.


[Middle English knobbe, from Middle Low German, knot in wood.]
knobbed (nŏbd) adj., knob'bi·ness n., knob'by adj.
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