4. (Arch.)
Defn: See Knop. Knob latch, a latch which can be operated by turning a knob, without using a key.
KNOB
Knob, v. i.
Defn: To grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed. [Obs.] Drant.
KNOBBED
Knobbed, a.
Defn: Containing knobs; full of knobs; ending in a nob. See Illust of
Antenna.
The horns of a roe deer of Greenland are pointed at the top, and
knobbed or tuberous at the bottom. Grew.
KNOBBER
Knob"ber, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Knobbler.
KNOBBING
Knob"bing, n. (Stone Quarrying)
Defn: Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections.