knur

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knur

/nɜː(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Late Middle English knorre, variant of knarre; see knar (“knot on a tree trunk”).

Cognate with German Knorren (“knurl”) and Danish knor (“knurl”).

noun knurs

A knurl.
The small wooden ball in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.

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@misc{knur_2026,
  title = {knur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/knur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}