English Explanatory Dictionary

knuff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lout, rogue or rustic person.

Pronunciation

/nʌf/

Word forms

knuff knuffs gnuff

Etymology

Compare Old English cnof (“a churl”).

Synonyms

bumpkin yokel bogger bogtrotter boor bucolic bydlo culchie carl churl corncob cornhusker country bumpkin country cousin clodhopper dubbo joskin hayseed hick hob hobnail hog-rubber honyock hunk lob promdi provincial rube rustic woolly back
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