knub noun.
[nʌb] Now chiefly
dial. See also
NUB noun1.
L16.[Middle Low German knubbe var. of knobbe KNOB noun.]1. A small lump, a protuberance, a knob;
esp. a small swelling on the body, a boil.
L16.2. The innermost wrapping of a silkworm cocoon.
E19. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲
knub verb trans. [nʌb] dial. Now
rare or
obsolete. Also (earlier)
nub. Infl.
-bb-.
E17.[Imit.: cf. KNAB verb1. See also KNUBBLE verb.]1. =
KNUBBLE verb.
E17.2. Bite gently, nibble. Only in
M17. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲