1. To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; esp., to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, as the materials of bread, cake, etc.; as, to knead dough. The kneading, the making of the cake, the heating of the oven, and the baking. Shak.
2. Fig.: To treat or form as by kneading; to beat. I will knead him : I'll make him supple. Shak. Kneading trough, a trough or tray in which dough is kneaded. Ex. viii. 3.
KNEADABLE
Knead"a*ble, a.
Defn: That may be kneaded; capable of being worked into a mass.
KNEADER
Knead"er, n.
Defn: One who kneads.
KNEADINGLY
Knead"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In the manner of one kneading.
KNEBELITE
Kne"bel*ite, n. Etym: [From Major von Knebel.] (Min.)
Defn: A mineral of a gray, red, brown, or green color, and glistening luster. It is a silicate of iron and manganese.