01 v. i. To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise to chink.
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To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise to chink.[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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To speak affectedly.[Prov. Eng.]
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5 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Knack
/(năk)/
· IPA /næk/
02 n. A petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack.
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A petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack.“A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby's cap.” — Shak.
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A readiness in performance; aptness at doing a specific task; skill; aptitude; facility; dexterity; -- often used with for; as, a knack for playing the guitar.“The fellow . . . has not the knack with his shears.” — B. Jonson.“The dean was famous in his time, And had a kind of knack at rhyme.” — Swift.
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Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device.“For how should equal colors do the knack !” — Pope.