ˈnər(.) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English knorre; akin to Middle English knarre rough stone, knot in wood; akin to Middle High German & Middle Low German knorre burl, knot, Old High German chniurig knotty, solid, Norwegian knart, knort knot, burl, Old English cnotta knot — more at knot
1. : a hard excrescence (as on a tree trunk or stone) : gnarl
2. dialect Britain : a usually wooden ball (as used in the game of knur and spell)