knobber
knobber · knobbers
A hart in its second yearA hart in its second year; a young male deer.
Meaning
2 sensesA hart in its second year; a young male deer.
Near-synonyms: brocket, pricket, spitter
(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang)A stupid, obnoxious, or otherwise contemptible person.
Origin
From knob + -er; the deer sense derives from the fact that a young buck's antlers begin diFrom knob + -er; the deer sense derives from the fact that a young buck's antlers begin diminutively as mere knobs; the fool sense derives indirectly from a reference to the penis; the two senses are ultimately cognate.
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