Meanings
nounknuff (plural knuffs)
plural knuffs · alternative gnuff
- obsoleteA lout, rogue or rustic person.
The country knuffs, Hob, Dick, and Hick, with clubs and clouted shoon
(Can we date this quote?), Unknown, (Please provide the book title or journal name); quoted in Mary Anne Martha Hoppus, “The Rebellions of the Poor Commons”, in Landholding in England, London: A. C. Fifield, 1908, page 90Synonyms: bumpkin, yokel, bogger, bogtrotter, boor, bucolic, bydlo, culchie
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA lout, rogue or rustic person.
Origin
Compare Old English cnof (“a churl”).
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with knuff
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APA
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“knuff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knuff. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knuff,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knuff.
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