"knobber" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1925, John Buchan, John Macnab, page 100",
          "text": "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.",
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