knottle

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noun

A knob.

OriginMiddle English knottil →
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Meanings

nounknottle (plural knottles)

plural knottles

  1. UKdialectalA knob.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishknottil
  2. Englishknottle

From Middle English knottil, cnottel (“little knot”), diminutive of 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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APA

knottle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knottle

MLA

“knottle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knottle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knottle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knottle.

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