Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having very prominent knees.

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Examples

  • They looked as if no coachman could get more than three miles an hour out of them, they were so fat and knuckle-kneed.

    Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood George MacDonald 1864

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  • Having knobby knees. Know what I mean?

    February 12, 2008