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Teut. _knolle_, a hillock.
_Douglas._
KNUBLOCK, _s._ A k.n.o.b.
V. ~Kniblock~.
_To_ KNUFF, KNUVE, _v. n._ To converse familiarly, S.
Su. G. _knaefwe_, the fist; q. to be "hand and glove."
KNURL, _s._ A dwarf, S. O.
_Burns._
A metaph. use of E. _knurle_, a knot.
~Knurlin~, _s._ The same as knurl, S.
_Burns._
_To_ KNUSE, NUSE, _v. a._
1. To press down with the knees, S. B.
2. To beat with the knuckles or fists, S. B.
3. To knead, S. B.
Isl. _hnos-a_, _knos-a_, contundere, Belg. _knues-en_, to crush.
KOBBYD, _pret._ Perhaps, fretted.
Belg. _kopp-ig_, stubborn.
_Wyntown._
KOBIL, _s._ A small boat.
V. ~Coble~.
KOY, _adj._ Secluded from view.
_Doug._
Teut. _koye_, a cave, Isl. _kui_, id.
_To_ KOYT, _v. a._ To beat, to flog, S. B.
Isl. _kyt-a_, contendere; _kytla_, ferire.
_To_ KOPPIE, _v. a._ To chide, to reprove, Mearns.
Su. G. _kapp-as_, certare.
KOW, _s._ A goblin.
V. ~Cow~, 2.
KOW, _s._ Custom.
V. ~Kewis~.
_Lyndsay._
KOWSCHOT, CUSHAT, _s._ The ringdove; _cus.h.i.+e-dow_, S.
_Douglas._
A. S. _cusceote_, id.
KRANG, _s._ The body of a whale divested of the blubber.
KRINGLE, _s._ Bread brought from Norway.
Sw. _kringla_, a kind of bread.
_To_ KRUYN, _v. n._ To murmur.
V. ~Croyn~.
_Douglas._
