Knaggs

//næɡz// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Northern English surname from North Germanic.

    "With regard to the statement made by Mr. Knaggs, that he was the author of the process, and designer of the factory, Mr. Anderson had already expressed his regret that, in curtailing the Paper for reading, the introductory paragraphs, in which Mr. Knaggs' name was mentioned, were omitted."

  2. 2
    plural of Knagg form-of, plural

Example

More examples

"With regard to the statement made by Mr. Knaggs, that he was the author of the process, and designer of the factory, Mr. Anderson had already expressed his regret that, in curtailing the Paper for reading, the introductory paragraphs, in which Mr. Knaggs' name was mentioned, were omitted."

Etymology

Of North Germanic origin.

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