gnarled

• To him the tide of fortune seemed to have taken a favourable turn, for Junkie, in the innocence of his heart, made straight for the gnarled tree But one of the many slips so often quoted with reference to cups and lips was at this time impending over the unfortunate leopard There was yet one other early riser that morning--namely Booby the Bushman. —  The Settler and the Savage
• She was hoping that Dan would never grow "gnarled" towards herself, longing for him to speak and promise that he would not, but he still remained silent, and presently the door burst open, the rinking party appeared on the threshold, and the opportunity for quiet conclave was over CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE NEW YEAR'S EVE Seated alone in the train, en route for her visit to the Percivals, Darsie had time to think in a more quiet and undisturbed fashion than had been possible in the past bustling days, and a disagreeable feeling of apprehension arose in her mind as she recalled the wording of the three invitations. —  A College Girl
• He was a wiry, gnarled, heavy-browed, iron-jawed fellow of about sixty, with deep-set eyes aglow with sinister and greedy instincts. —  The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852
• Benton stood sturdily, like a gnarled oak-tree, defying all who offered to oppose him. —  Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis
• Thayer put forth a gnarled, frost-twisted hand Hello, kid," he announced, his thin lips twisting into a cynical smile that in days gone by had passed as an affectation. —  The White Desert

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