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doorknob

See also: door knob and door-knob

English

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A doorknob.

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Etymology

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From door +‎ knob.

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Particularly: "UK"

Noun

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doorknob (plural doorknobs)

  1. A circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of the door.
    • 2012 March, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist‎[1], volume 100, number 2, pages 112–3:
      A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.
  2. (informal, derogatory) A stupid person.

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