What does "kneepiece" mean?
Kneepiece: A piece shaped like a knee; as, the kneepieces or ears of a boat. KNEIPPISM; KNEIPP'S CURE; KNEIPP CURE Kneipp"ism, n. Also Kneipp's, or Kneipp, cure. Treatment of disease by forms of hydrotherapy, as walking barefoot in the morning dew, baths, wet compresses, cold affusions, etc.; -- so called from its originator, Sebastian Kneipp (1821-97), a German priest.
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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