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knobbers

knobbers is the plural of knobber.

Meaning of knobber

Noun

knobber (plural knobbers)

  1. (animal husbandry) A hart in its second year; a young male deer.
    • Near-synonyms: brocket, pricket, spitter
  2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang) A stupid, obnoxious, or otherwise contemptible person.
    • Harry chuckled. 'What is it, old son? Are you worried Natalie will go for a rummage in your undercarriage and come away empty-handed?'
      Ad spat Tango across the table, missing me by inches.
      'No, you knobber,' I said. “I'm meeting her parents for the first time tomorrow.'2015, Ben Davis, The Private Blog of Joe Cowley: Return of the Geek, page 29

Questions about knobbers

What is knobbers the plural of?
Knobbers is the plural of knobber.

Words near knobbers in the dictionary

  1. Knobbe
  2. knobbed
  3. knobbed whelk
  4. knobbed whelks
  5. knobber
  6. knobbers
  7. Knobbes
  8. knobbier
  9. knobbies
  10. knobbiest
  11. knobbily

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