"gear knob" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gear knobs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒb Head templates: {{en-noun}} gear knob (plural gear knobs)
  1. Alternative form of gearknob Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: gearknob
    Sense id: en-gear_knob-en-noun-fZmaYxZo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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