knurl
pronunciation
How to pronounce knurl in British English:
UK [nɜ:l]
How to pronounce knurl in American English:
US [nɜl]
Word Origin
- knurl (n.)
- "hard excrescence," c. 1600, probably a diminutive of Middle English knor "knot" (c. 1400), related to gnarled, from Proto-Germanic *knur- (cognates: German knorren "a knotty excrescence"). Related: Knurly.