English

Noun

knobber ‎(plural knobbers)

1. (hunting, animal husbandry) The hart in its second year; a young deer
   • 1906, Country life, volume 20, page 619:

     As soon as the knobber started galloping, all the other stags, who. till now, had taken but a languid interest, if any, in his movements, jumped on to their feet.

   • 1925, John Buchan, John Macnab, page 100:

     But even she was forced to confess that nothing was astir in the mossy wilderness. She climbed to the top of Craig Dhu and had a long spy, but, except for more hinds and one small knobber, living thing there was none.

   • 1968, Lea MacNally, Highland year:

     While I watched the young hind approached the knobber and, after standing by him for a moment, began to lick him

   • 1978 November 16, New Scientist, volume 80, page 540:

     A mature stag chases a young male (a knobber) from the harem

Synonyms

• knobbler