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knoll

1

[ nohl ]

noun

  1. a small, rounded hill or eminence; hillock.


knoll

2

[ nohl ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to ring or toll a bell for; announce by tolling.
  2. to ring or toll (a bell).

verb (used without object)

  1. to sound, as a bell; ring.
  2. to sound a knell.

noun

  1. a stroke of a bell in ringing or tolling.

knoll

1

/ ²Ôəʊ±ô /

noun

  1. a small rounded hill
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

knoll

2

/ ²Ôəʊ±ô /

noun

  1. an archaic or dialect word for knell
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ì²Ô´Ç±ô±ô²â, adjective
  • ˈ°ì²Ô´Ç±ô±ô±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ì²Ô´Ç±ô±ôy adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of knoll1

before 900; Middle English cnol, Old English cnoll; cognate with Norwegian knoll hillock; akin to Dutch knol turnip, Icelandic knollur, German Knollen, Danish knold tuber

Origin of knoll2

1350–1400; Middle English (noun and v.); variant of knell
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of knoll1

Old English cnoll; compare Old Norse knollr hilltop
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“They were shots fired from different grassy knolls,†Mr. Cogdell said in an interview.

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During the afternoon, we sprawled out on a grassy knoll by the beach.

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For Kennedy assassination followers, the allegation inevitably brings to mind the purported second shooter on the “grassy knoll†in Dallas’ Dealey Plaza on Nov. 22, 1963.

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Finally, a driver came to the rescue, jumping out of his car and racing onto the knoll, baiting the turkey to give chase.

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Highway 50, where the Caldor Fire had continued burning out of control toward Lake Tahoe, Safford parked his SUV and scrambled up a rocky knoll to point out a slope barren of trees.

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