knobbed

adjective

ˈnäb(ə̇)d 

1

: having a knob or knobs

a knobbed stick

specifically : ending in a knob

a pole knobbed at each extremity

2

: covered with knobs : knobby

a knobbed tree trunk

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from knobbe knob + -ed

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Rhymes for knobbed

• bobbed
• daubed
• lobbed
• mobbed
• robbed
• sobbed
• throbbed