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surfer's knob

surfer's knob noun: a hard bump or nodule on a surfer's knee, shin or ankle, resulting from recurrent contact with the surfboard.

Noun

surfer's knob (countable and uncountable, plural surfer's knobs)

  1. (slang) A hard bump or nodule on a surfer's knee, shin or ankle, resulting from recurrent contact with the surfboard.
    Synonyms:
    surfer's knot

Synonyms of surfer's knob

Forms of surfer's knob

pluralsurfer's knobs

Questions about surfer's knob

What does surfer's knob mean?
Surfer's knob means a hard bump or nodule on a surfer's knee, shin or ankle, resulting from recurrent contact with the surfboard.
What part of speech is surfer's knob?
Surfer's knob is a noun.
What is the plural of surfer's knob?
The plural of surfer's knob is surfer's knobs.

Words near surfer's knob in the dictionary

  1. surfelled
  2. surfelling
  3. surfels
  4. surfer
  5. surfer's ear
  6. surfer's knob
  7. surfer's knot
  8. surferish
  9. surfers
  10. surffish
  11. surffishes

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