Knoll — Defs

01 n. A little round hill; a mound; a small elevation of earth; the top or crown of a hill.

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A little round hill; a mound; a small elevation of earth; the top or crown of a hill.
“On knoll or hillock rears his crest, Lonely and huge, the giant oak.” — Sir W. Scott.

02 v. t. To ring, as a bell; to strike a knell upon; to toll; to proclaim, or summon, by ringing.

imp. & p. p. Knolled; p. pr. & vb. n. Knolling

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To ring, as a bell; to strike a knell upon; to toll; to proclaim, or summon, by ringing.
“Heavy clocks knolling the drowsy hours.” — Tennyson.

03 v. i. To sound, as a bell; to knell.

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To sound, as a bell; to knell.
“For a departed being's soul The death hymn peals, and the hollow bells knoll.” — Byron.

04 n. The tolling of a bell; a knell.