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Knob vs Weal - What's the difference?

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Knob is a related term of weal.


As nouns the difference between knob and weal

is that knob is a rounded protuberance, handle, or control switch while weal is (obsolete) wealth, riches or weal can be a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip; a welt.

As verbs the difference between knob and weal

is that knob is (british|slang|vulgar|of a man) to have sex with while weal is to mark with stripes; to wale.

knob

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A rounded protuberance, handle, or control switch.
  • (geography) A prominent rounded hill.
  • A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.
  • A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.
  • (plural) breasts.
  • (British, NZ, slang) A penis.
  • (slang, pejorative) A contemptible person.
  • (cooking) A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter)

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * doorknob * knob-and-tube

    Verb

  • (British, slang, vulgar, of a man) To have sex with.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    weal

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Wealth, riches.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • as we love the weal of our souls and bodies
  • * Milton
    • to him linked in weal or woe
  • Specifically, the general happiness of a community, country etc. (often with qualifying word).
  • * Macaulay
    • Never was there a time when it more concerned the public weal that the character of the Parliament should stand high.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1960 , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter IV , passage=The austerity of my tone seemed to touch a nerve and kindle the fire that always slept in this vermilion-headed menace to the common weal [...].}}
  • * 2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p. 372:
    • Louis could aim to restyle himself the first among citizens, viewing virtuous attachment to the public weal as his most important kingly duty.

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)
    Related terms
    * in weal or woe

    Etymology 2

    See wale

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip; a welt.
    • Synonyms
    * wheal

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To mark with stripes; to wale.

    • Anagrams

    * English terms with homophones