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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Knob \Knob\, n. [A modification of knop. Cf. {Nob}.]
1. A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a
lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone.
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2. A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock,
door, or drawer. --Chaucer.
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3. A rounded hill or mountain; as, the Pilot Knob. [U. S.]
--Bartlett.
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4. (Arch.) See {Knop}.
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{Knob latch}, a latch which can be operated by turning a
knob, without using a key.
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