knar noun. [nɑ:] Also knaur [nɔ:], gnar. See also KNUR. ME.
[Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, Middle High German knorre (Dutch knorr, German Knorren) knobbly protuberance.]
1. A rugged rock or stone. Now dial. ME.

2. A knot in wood; spec. a bark-covered protuberance on the trunk or root of a tree. LME.

3. A burly thickset person. Long obsolete exc. Scot. LME.

■ knarred adjective knotted, gnarled M19.

■ knarry adjective (long arch. rare) having knars or knots, knotty LME.

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