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The doctrines, principles, or practices, of the Know-nothings.

That may be known; capable of being discovered, understood, or ascertained. Thus mind and matter, as known or knowable, are only two different series of phenomena or qualities. Sir W. Hamilton.

The state or quality of being knowable. Locke.

One who knows. Shak.

Skilful; well informed; intelligent; as, a knowing man; a knowing dog. The knowing and intelligent part of the world. South.

With knowledge; in a knowing manner; intelligently; consciously; deliberately; as, he would not knowingly offend. Strype.

The state or quality of being knowing or intelligent; shrewdness; skillfulness.

See Knowl, edge. We consider and knowleche that we have offended. Chaucer.

Knowledge. [Obs.] Chaucer.

The act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact, truth, or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance; cognition. Knowledge, which is the highest degree of the speculative faculties, consists in the perception of the truth of affirmative or negative propositions. Locke.

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A minnow.

A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish (Phoxinus lævis, formerly Leuciscus phoxinus); sometimes applied also to the young of larger kinds; -- called also minim and minny. The name is also applied to several allied American species, of the genera Phoxinus, Notropis, or Minnilus, and Rhinichthys.…

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To have a mistaken notion of or about. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Just now; at present. [Obs.] But thereof needeth not to speak as nouthe. Chaucer.

Too knowing or too cunning.

To cover with snow, or as with snow. [Poetic] Shak. Dryden.

Prior knowledge.

Renown. [Obs.] The glory and renowme of the ancectors. Robynson (More's Utopia).