Knuff

//nʌf// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lout, rogue or rustic person. obsolete

    "The country knuffs, Hob, Dick, and Hick, with clubs and clouted shoon"

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boggerbogtrotterboorbucolicbumpkinbydlo

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"The country knuffs, Hob, Dick, and Hick, with clubs and clouted shoon"

Etymology

Compare Old English cnof (“a churl”).

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