knob-nosedadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɒbnəʊzd/, U.S.

/ˈnɑbˌnoʊzd/

Forms: see knob n. and nosed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: knob n., nosed adj.

Etymology: < knob n. + nosed adj. In Knob-nosed Kaffir after South African Dutch Knopneus Kaffer (see knobnose adj.). Compare slightly later knobnose adj.

†1. Designating the Tsonga people of Southern Africa; = knobnose adj. Chiefly in Knob-nosed Kaffir. Obsolete.Generally regarded as offensive.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [adjective] > Bantu peoples

Xhosa1812

Morolong1822

amaXhosa1824

Zulu1824

Sotho1827

amaZulu1828

Amapondo1830

African1832

Matabele1835

knob-nosed1838

Manganja1859

Pondo1872

Bapedi1878

Ovambo1897

Tsonga1907

Venda1913

Pedi1922

Nguni1929

Lobedu1937

Mosotho1955

1838 Lit. Gaz. 13 Jan. 25/3 They found a friendly tribe of natives, whom they named the Knob-nosed Kafirs.

1907 S.Afr. Products Exhibition 7 Cattle were killed by tsetse fly, men by fever, stray parties were murdered by the ‘Knob-nosed Kaffirs’.

2. In the names of animals: having a knob on the nose or bill.

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1864 J. A. Grant Walk across Afr. 93 A knob-nosed duck.

1905 Westm. Gaz. 2 Oct. 8/2 The knob-nosed lizard (Lyriocephalus scutatus) from Ceylon.

1999 C. Cocks Survival Course xi. 110 Great flocks of Egyptian and Knob-nosed geese, Whiteface ducks, and Whistlers, in wondrous delta-wing formations.

3. Having a rounded or bulbous nose.

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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > nose > [adjective] > types of nose > having

cammed?c1350

camoised1393

nosed?1440

hook-nosed1519

snat-nosed1519

flat-nosed1530

bottle-nosed1566

chamoy-nosed1598

saddle-nosed1598

swine-snouted1600

camois-nosed1601

round-nosed1611

nosy1620

flat-nose1636

simous1656

sharp-nosed1675

tutty-nosed1681

Roman-nosed1688

snut-nosed1706

snub-nosed1725

camois1745

blunt-nosed1772

pug-nosed1788

snipy1825

button-nosed1830

nip-nosed1831

leptorrhinian1878

leptorrhine1880

snub1883

knob-nosed1886

long-nose1896

Tartar-nosed1897

Ally Sloper1901

beaky-nosed1923

1886 J. Ruskin Præterita II. ix. 331 A..snub- or rather knob-nosed..simpleton.

1909 J. Curtin Journey in S. Siberia vii. 88 Meanwhile, the knob-nosed man, with fifty copecks in hand and a promise of more, had gone off to hunt Manshut up.

2009 G. L. Velasquez Rudy's Memory Walk ix. 54 I can't help but notice how rude and impatient the knob-nosed guy at the counter is acting toward the lady in front of us.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knob-nosed
释义	knob-nosedadj. Brit. /ˈnɒbnəʊzd/, U.S. /ˈnɑbˌnoʊzd/ Forms: see knob n. and nosed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: knob n., nosed adj. Etymology: < knob n. + nosed adj. In Knob-nosed Kaffir after South African Dutch Knopneus Kaffer (see knobnose adj.). Compare slightly later knobnose adj. †1. Designating the Tsonga people of Southern Africa; = knobnose adj. Chiefly in Knob-nosed Kaffir. Obsolete.Generally regarded as offensive. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [adjective] > Bantu peoples Xhosa1812 Morolong1822 amaXhosa1824 Zulu1824 Sotho1827 amaZulu1828 Amapondo1830 African1832 Matabele1835 knob-nosed1838 Manganja1859 Pondo1872 Bapedi1878 Ovambo1897 Tsonga1907 Venda1913 Pedi1922 Nguni1929 Lobedu1937 Mosotho1955 1838 Lit. Gaz. 13 Jan. 25/3 They found a friendly tribe of natives, whom they named the Knob-nosed Kafirs. 1907 S.Afr. Products Exhibition 7 Cattle were killed by tsetse fly, men by fever, stray parties were murdered by the ‘Knob-nosed Kaffirs’. 2. In the names of animals: having a knob on the nose or bill. ΚΠ 1864 J. A. Grant Walk across Afr. 93 A knob-nosed duck. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 2 Oct. 8/2 The knob-nosed lizard (Lyriocephalus scutatus) from Ceylon. 1999 C. Cocks Survival Course xi. 110 Great flocks of Egyptian and Knob-nosed geese, Whiteface ducks, and Whistlers, in wondrous delta-wing formations. 3. Having a rounded or bulbous nose. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > nose > [adjective] > types of nose > having cammed?c1350 camoised1393 nosed?1440 hook-nosed1519 snat-nosed1519 flat-nosed1530 bottle-nosed1566 chamoy-nosed1598 saddle-nosed1598 swine-snouted1600 camois-nosed1601 round-nosed1611 nosy1620 flat-nose1636 simous1656 sharp-nosed1675 tutty-nosed1681 Roman-nosed1688 snut-nosed1706 snub-nosed1725 camois1745 blunt-nosed1772 pug-nosed1788 snipy1825 button-nosed1830 nip-nosed1831 leptorrhinian1878 leptorrhine1880 snub1883 knob-nosed1886 long-nose1896 Tartar-nosed1897 Ally Sloper1901 beaky-nosed1923 1886 J. Ruskin Præterita II. ix. 331 A..snub- or rather knob-nosed..simpleton. 1909 J. Curtin Journey in S. Siberia vii. 88 Meanwhile, the knob-nosed man, with fifty copecks in hand and a promise of more, had gone off to hunt Manshut up. 2009 G. L. Velasquez Rudy's Memory Walk ix. 54 I can't help but notice how rude and impatient the knob-nosed guy at the counter is acting toward the lady in front of us. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1838
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