Added 10 October 2026
knottle
noun
noun Definition from The Century Dictionary., via Wordnik. More about knottle at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A knob. from The Century Dictionary. via Wordnik
- A knob. from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. via Wordnik
Origin
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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