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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Knotty, a. [ME. knotty, cnotti (a 1225).] Of a piece of wood: Full of knots. —1490 Irland Mir. fol. 220 b.
And a man of craft tak a tre the ta half plane and haill and the tothir half knotty and mak twa ymagis … ane of thire ymagis sal be faire & plesand and the tothire knotty
