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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

knob small rounded lump or mass XIV; knoll; small lump of coal, etc. XVII; the head (see NOB1) XVIII. — MLG. knobbe knot, knob, bud; cf. Flem. knobbe(n) lump of bread, etc., Du. knobbel bump, knob, knot.

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