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词汇 knur
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Definition of knur in English:

knur

noun nəːnər
  • 1A small wooden or porcelain ball used in a game (knur and spell) resembling trapball, played in northern England.

    (类似射球戏中用的)木球,瓷球

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is simply a little sling that dangles the knur from a stick stuck in the ground.
    • But there were plenty of less violent pastimes: knur and spell, ‘duck knop’, and football through the streets.
    • They played knur and spell, flew pigeons (they still do), fought cocks, coursed rabbits with whippets, gambled on anything and everything and drank prodigiously.
    • The words in each recording are explained so that users know what a stithurum is, what to put in the barton-linhay, how to play knur and spell and when to eat bait, bever, docky or snap.
    • Cricket, football, knur and spell were amongst the most popular pastimes as well as time spent in the pub until the money ran out.
    • Personally I regret that it has done so to the detriment of the more manly pedestrian exercises, wrestling, and the clever game of knur and spell.
  • 2

    variant form of knar

Origin

Late Middle English knorre, variant of knarre (see knar).

Definition of knur in US English:

knur

nounnər
  • variant form of knar
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