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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Cognate to German Knebel. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
knevel m (plural knevels, diminutive kneveltje n)
- a pin used for fastening, a peg
- a gag
- (possibly dated) a rope used to tie something
Etymology 2
From knevelen or a shortening of knevelbaard.
Noun
knevel m (plural knevels, diminutive kneveltje n)
- a moustache covering much of the area above the upper lip, e.g. a handlebar moustache or a walrus moustache
- (obsolete) a half of a moustache
1790, Het leven van Tyll Uilenspiegel, section 57:Is dan dat monster, dat op gindsche grafzark zich de knevels likt, niet uw zoon?- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Synonyms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
knevel
- inflection of knevelen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative