A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone.
A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer. Chaucer.
A rounded hill or mountain; as, the Pilot Knob. [U. S.] Bartlett.
See Knop. Knob latch, a latch which can be operated by turning a knob, without using a key.
To grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed. [Obs.] Drant.
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