gnarl verb2 trans. [nɑ:l] E19.[Back-form. from GNARLED.]Contort, twist, make knotted and rugged like an old tree. Chiefly as
gnarled pa. pple.
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gnarl noun.
[nɑ:l] E19.[Back-form. from GNARLED. Cf. KNARL, KNURL noun.]A contorted knotty protuberance, esp. on a tree.
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