knur
/nɜr/
noun
- A small, hard knot or lump on a tree or in wood.
- The old oak had a knur near the base where a branch had once grown.
- She ran her hand over the knur on the wooden table, feeling its rough texture.
- Woodworkers often avoid knurs because they can be difficult to carve.
- A hard, rounded protuberance or knob on a surface, especially on metal or stone.
- The ancient stone wall was covered in small knurs from centuries of weathering.
- The blacksmith hammered a knur into the iron bar to create a decorative pattern.
- He felt a knur on the metal handle where the weld had been made.