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- noun A knob.
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- noun A
knob .
Etymologies
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From Middle English knottil, cnottel ("little knot"), diminutive of Middle English knotte, cnotte ("knot"), equivalent to knot + -le. Cognate with Middle Dutch knuttel, Middle Low German knutel, Middle High German Knüttel ("little stick"). Compare also Old English cnyttels ("string, fiber, sinew").
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