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Webster 1913 Edition
Knack
Knack
(năk)
, Verb.
I.
[Prob. of imitative origin; cf. G.
knacken
to break, Dan. knage
to crack, and E. knock
.] 1.
To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise to chink.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Bp. Hall.
2.
To speak affectedly.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
Knack
,Noun.
1.
A petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack.
A
knack
, a toy, a trick, a baby’s cap. Shakespeare
The fellow . . . has not the
knack
with his shears. B. Jonson.
The dean was famous in his time,
And had a kind of
And had a kind of
knack
at rhyme. Swift.
3.
Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device.
“The knacks of japers.” Chaucer.
For how should equal colors do the
knack
! Pope.
Webster 1828 Edition
Knack
KNACK
,Noun.
nak.
A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby's cap.
1.
A readiness; habitual facility of performance; dexterity; adroitness. My author has a great knack at remarks.
The Dean was famous in his time,
And had a kind of knack at rhyme.
2.
A nice trick. For how should equal colors do the knack?
Cameleons who can paint in white and black?
KNACK
,Verb.
I.
nak.
