Knoll

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KNOLL, sb.1 and v.1 Var. dial. uses in Sc. and Eng. Also written knolle Ken.2; and in forms knole Oxf. Ken.1; knowl w.Yks. e.Lan.1 Nhp. Dor. n.Dev.; knowle Nhb.1 e.Yks.1 Ken.; nole Oxf.; noll n.Sc. (Jam.) [nol, noul, nōl.] 1. sb. A small hill, the crest of a hill or mountain; a mound, bank; freq. in place-names. Cf. know(e. n.Cy. Grose (1790); N.Cy.2 Nhb.1 The Waal Knowle or Wall Knoll in Newcastle is the rising knoll east of Pandon Dene. e.Yks. Phillips Rivers (1853); Marshall Rur. Econ. (1788). w.Yks. T'knowl o' t'hill, Banks Wkfld. Wds. (1865); w.Yks.3 Raven's Knoll, a farm near Farnley Tyas. e.Lan.1 Der. There is a place called Appletree Knoll on high ground in Ashover, Addy Gl. (1891). War. (J.R.W.) Nrf. Make haste and cut that 'ere knoll open, Emerson Son of Fens (1892) 207. Suf.1 Ken. Lewis I. Tenet (1736); Ken.1 A knole of sand; used in place names ─ Knowle, Knowlton; Ken.2 Dor. Sweet's a stroll, By flow'ry knowl, Barnes Poems (1869-1870) 3rd S. 33. n.Dev. There is one knowl famous for the cure of hooping cough, Jefferies Red Deer (1884) x. [A knoll of trees, or high toft of trees on a hill, Kennett Par. Antiq. (1695).] Hence Knowly, adj. hilly. Nhp. Dobbin, tam'd by age and labour, stands To meet all trouble from his brutish hands, And patient goes to gate or knowly brake, Clare Village Minst. (1821) II. 68. 2. Fig. The head. e.Yks.1 ‘Bellasis! Bellasis! daft was thy knowle, When thoo swap't Bellasis for Henknoll.’ A popular saying relative to a foolish exchange of estates in the 15th century. 3. A lump, a large piece. n.Sc. A large piece of anything, as of bread, cheese, meat, &c. (Jam.) Per. Gie me a muckle knoll o' yer cheese (G.W.). Slk. The auld wife she slippit away to the awmrie, and brought a knoll o' butter like ane's nieve, Hogg Tales (1838) 363, ed. 1866. 4. Obs. The turnip, Brassica rapa. Ken. Ray (1691); (K.); Lewis I. Tenet (1736); Ken.1 Ken.2 5. An iron ring slipped over the ‘snead’ of a scythe. s.Wor. The knoll of the snead of the scythe near the keel of the blade (H.K.). Oxf. Under it the tang of the scythe is let into the snead (J.E.). 6. pl. A boys' game, similar to ‘knur and spell’ (q.v.). w.Yks.5 A wooden ball, a ‘knor,’ and sticks are used. If one side (say three in number) sends the ball a greater distance than the other three, they have gained ‘a knol,’ and count one. 7. v. Phr. to knoll down and point out, mowing term: see below. s.Wor. It was formerly a stipulation made with mowers of the grass that they should ‘knoll down and point out.’ It means they should keep the ‘knoll’ of the snead of the scythe sufficiently near the ground to ensure the grass being cut close; and also make a sufficiently wide sweep of the scythe, bringing the ‘point’ of it far enough to ensure regularity in the swathes (H.K.). 8. To knead. Per. The dough is knolled by being beaten with the knuckles (G.W.). Slk. Knollingup the bread, Hogg A Queer Bk. (1832) 61. [1. OE. cnoll, hill-top, hill.]

KNOLL, v.2 and sb.2 Sc. Nhb. Yks. Not. Lin. Lei. Nhp. War. Wor. Oxf. e.An. Also written knohl n.Lin.1; and in forms know w.Yks.; knowe w.Yks.4; knowl n.Yks.4 e.Yks.1 w.Yks. s.Lin.; knowlt w.Yks.; nowl w.Yks. [nol, noul.] 1. v. To toll. n.Yks.1 Weel, they's knolling for au'd Willie, then; n.Yks.2 We've had him knoll'd for; n.Yks.4 ne.Yks.1 Wheea's t'bell knollin' for? e.Yks.1, m.Yks.1 w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves (1781); w.Yks.3 w.Yks.4 s.Lin. (T.H.R.) sw.Lin.1 They sent up word to knoll the bell. Lei. (C.E.), Lei.1, Nhp.1, War.2 War.4 s.War.1 Please to have the bell properly knolled. s.Wor.1, e.An.1 2. To strike, knock, beat. w.Yks. Well; we can knowl t'scholars if we can't teych 'em (M.F.). s.Not. If he'd done it again ah should a knolled 'im (J.P.K.). n.Lin.1 Hence Knoller, sb. a heavy blow. Nhb.1 3. sb. A knell, tolling; the sound of a bell tolling, the stroke of a bell. Edb. To deave me, than, ye take a pride in't, Wi' senseless knoll, Fergusson Poems (1773) 172, ed. 1785. n.Yks.4 Whisht! it gav six knowlls; it'll be foor a woman, mebby Betsy Parkin. e.Yks.1, m.Yks.1 w.Yks. (P.C.R.), n.Lin.1 Oxf.1 The cemetery bell, which tolls at a death or funeral. ‘That's St. Barnabas bell, I thought 'twas the knoll,’ MS. add. 4. A knock, blow, esp. a blow on the head. n.Lin.1 I'll fetch yĕ sich an a knohl upo' th' side o' th' heäd as 'll mak yĕ see stars as big as fryin'-pan boddoms. s.Lin. (T.H.R.)