Defn: Obsequious; fawning; cringing. "Knee-crooking knave." Shak.
KNEED
Kneed, a.
1. Having knees;- used chiefly in composition; as, in-kneed; out- kneed; weak-kneed.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Geniculated; forming an obtuse angle at the joints, like the knee when a little bent; as, kneed grass.
KNEE-DEEP
Knee"-deep`, a.
1. Rising to the knees; knee-high; as, water or snow knee-deep. Grass knee-deep within a month. Milton.
2. Sunk to the knees; as, men knee-deep in water. Where knee-deep the trees were standing. Longfellow.
KNEE-HIGH
Knee"-high`, a.
Defn: Rising or reaching upward to the knees; as, the water is knee- high.