Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Comfrey.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) The plant comfrey; -- so called from its use as a restorative.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun archaic The plant
comfrey .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
knit + back, from its use as a restorative.
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Examples
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MOOS: The once lowly flip-flop has been upgraded in recent years with everything from a hidden flask to knitback (ph) to a bottle opener.
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