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knitback

knitback noun: the plant comfrey.

Noun

knitback (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The plant comfrey.

Origin of knitback

From knit + back, from its use as a restorative.

Questions about knitback

What does knitback mean?
Knitback means the plant comfrey.
What part of speech is knitback?
Knitback is a noun.

Words near knitback in the dictionary

  1. knitaholics
  2. knitalong
  3. knitalongs
  4. knitathon
  5. knitathons
  6. knitback
  7. knitbone
  8. knitch
  9. knitches
  10. knitfluencer
  11. knitfluencers

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