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Webster 1913 Edition


Kneck

Kneck

(nĕk)
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Noun.
[Etymol. uncertain.]
(Naut.)
The twisting of a rope or cable, as it is running out.
[Eng.]

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kneck

kneck

English

Noun

kneck (plural knecks)

  1. (Britain, nautical) The twisting of a rope or cable, as it is running out.