knur
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Late Middle English knorre, variant of knarre; see knar (“knot on a tree trunk”).
Cognate with German Knorren (“knurl”) and Danish knor (“knurl”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
knur (plural knurs)
- A knurl.
- The small wooden ball in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.
Further reading[edit]
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
Verb[edit]
knur
- imperative of knurre
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъnorzъ. Doublet of kiernoz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
knur m animal (diminutive knurek)
- boar (uncastrated male pig kept for reproduction)
- Synonym: kiernoz
- (colloquial, derogatory) contemptible man
Declension[edit]
Declension of knur
Derived terms[edit]
adjective
Further reading[edit]
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