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Knurl [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

2. One who, or that which, is crossgrained.

Knurl [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To provide with ridges, to assist the grasp, as in the edge of a flat knob, or coin; to mill.

Knurle [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

nurle. A knot; a hard substance.

Knurled [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

nurl'ed. Full of knots.

Knurled [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Full of knots; gnarled.

2. Milled, as the head of a screw, or the edge of a coin.

Knurly [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

nur'ly. [from knur.] Full of knots; hard. This seems to be the same as gnarly.

Knurly [Superlative] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Full of knots; hard; tough; hence, capable of enduring or resisting much.