What is a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree called?
gnarl — a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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