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Knurl
CIDE DICTIONARY
- A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection. [1913 Webster]
- One who, or that which, is crossgrained. [1913 Webster]
Knurl, v. t.
To provide with ridges, to assist the grasp, as in the edge of a flat knob, or coin; to mill. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Knurl, n. a small projecting knob, ridge, etc.
Derivative
knurled adj.
Etymology
KNUR
THESAURUS
Knurl
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