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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[From

A string that draws together a purse or bag.

[Prov. Eng.]

Wright.

pl.

(Naut.)

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Noun.

nit'l. [from knit.] A string that gathers or draws together a purse.

A small line used in ships to sling hammocks.

knittle ‎(plural knittles)

(Britain, dialect) A string that draws together a purse or bag.
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(nautical) Alternative form of nettles