Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "knobble" ita ce buge ko buga shi da ɗan ƙaramin dunƙule ko dunƙule, ko yin ƙaramin dunƙule ko dunƙule a saman wani abu. Hakanan yana iya nufin kayar da wani ko wani abu ta hanyar rashin gaskiya ko rashin gaskiya. A wasu mahallin, yana iya nufin ƙaramar ƙwanƙwasa mai zagaye ko ƙyalli a saman.
