Part 470 (1/2)

KNAB, _s_

1 One who possesses a small independence; _a little laird_, S

_Forbes_

2 A leader or general

_Poems Buchan Dial_

Gerus nobilium

~Knabby~, ~Knabbish~, _adj_ Possessing independence in aline, S

_To_ KNACK, KNAK, _v a_ To taunt

_Wyntown_

Su G _knack-a_, to tap, to pat, q to strike smartly; or Isl

_nagg-a_, litigare

~Knack~, ~Knak~, _s_ pron _nack_

1 A gibe, a sharp repartee, S

_Douglas_

2 A trick, S

_Ramsay_

~Knacky~, _adj_

1 Quick at repartee, S

_Ramsay_

2 Acute, but at the same time facetious, S

_Ruddiman_

3 Applied to what is entertaining; as, _a nacky story_, S

_Ramsay_