n. [ A modification of knop. Cf. Nob. ] 1. A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. A rounded hill or mountain; as, the Pilot Knob. [ U. S. ] Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. (Arch.) See Knop. [ 1913 Webster ]
Knob latch, a latch which can be operated by turning a knob, without using a key. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Boer D. knopkirie, fr. D. knop-hout, knotty stick + Hottentot kïrri club. ] A short wooden club with a knobbed end used as a missile weapon by Kafir and other native tribes of South Africa. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
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