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gearknob

noun

Etymology

From gear + knob.

  1. derived from knappr — “small projection, knob (button, head of a stick, etc.)”
  2. inherited from cnæp
  3. derived from *knappô✻
  4. derived from knobbe — “knob, knot in wood, bud”
  5. inherited from knobbe
  6. compounded as gearknob — “gear + knob”

Definitions

  1. A knob that forms the handle for the gear lever on a car with manual transmission.

    • The other day, l was driving along in my old Mini when the gearknob came off in my hand.
    • Old plastic control switches, gearknobs and steering column levers sometimes end up in very poor condition, or are missing altogether.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA