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Caput :: Caput (n.) The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum..

Knot :: Knot (n.) A knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance..

Cobiron :: Cobiron (n.) An andiron with a knob at the top.

Heel :: Heel (n.) Anything regarded as like a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.

Handle :: Handle (n.) That part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc..

Doornail :: Doornail (n.) The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the knocker struck; -- hence the old saying, As dead as a doornail..

Tappit Hen :: Tappit hen () A measuring pot holding one quart (according to some, three quarts); -- so called from a knob on the lid, thought to resemble a crested hen..

Knurl :: Knurl (v. t.) To provide with ridges, to assist the grasp, as in the edge of a flat knob, or coin; to mill..

Hair :: Hair (n.) An outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated. Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar)..

Hemacite :: Hemacite (n.) A composition made from blood, mixed with mineral or vegetable substances, used for making buttons, door knobs, etc..

Knobbling Fire :: Knobbling fire () A bloomery fire. See Bloomery.

Knobby :: Knobby (a.) Full of, or covered with, knobs or hard protuberances..

Knobstick :: Knobstick (n.) One who refuses to join, or withdraws from, a trades union..

Pommel :: Pommel (n.) A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.

Cascabel :: Cascabel (n.) The projection in rear of the breech of a cannon, usually a knob or breeching loop connected with the gun by a neck. In old writers it included all in rear of the base ring. [See Illust. of Cannon.].

Kaleidophone :: Kaleidophone () An instrument invented by Professor Wheatstone, consisting of a reflecting knob at the end of a vibrating rod or thin plate, for making visible, in the motion of a point of light reflected from the knob, the paths or curves corresponding with the musical notes produced by the vibrations..

Keno :: Keno (n.) A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered..

Knobbing :: Knobbing (n.) Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections.

Crocket :: Crocket (n.) A croche, or knob, on the top of a stag's antler..

Warted :: Warted (a.) Having little knobs on the surface; verrucose; as, a warted capsule..

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