"small lump, butt-end or piece," 1560s, probably cognate with Low German knubbe "knot, knob," Danish knub "block, log, stump" (see knob).
know-it-all
knowledge
knowledgeable
known
know-nothing
knub
knuckle
knuckleball
knuckle-duster
knucklehead
knurl
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