n. [ OE. knarre, gnarre, akin to OD. knor, G. knorren. Cf. Knar, Knur, Gnarl. ] A knot or gnarl in wood; hence, a tough, thickset man; -- written also
He was . . . a thick gnarre. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
At them he gan to rear his bristles strong,
And felly gnarre. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
A thousand wants
Gnarr at the heels of men. Tennison. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Gnar, n. ] a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Knotty; full of knots or gnarls; twisted; crossgrained. [ 1913 Webster ]
The unwedgeable and gnarléd oak. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Full of knots; knotty; twisted; crossgrained. [ 1913 Webster ]