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nurl

[nurl]
–noun, verb (used with object)
knurl.

knurl

[nurl]
–noun
1. a small ridge or bead, esp. one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
2. a knur.
–verb (used with object)
3. to make knurls or ridges on.
Also, nurl.


Origin:
1600–10; earlier knurle (n.). See knur, -le
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