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/dawr"nob', dohr"-/, n.the handle or knob by which a door is opened or closed.[1840-50; DOOR + KNOB]
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doorknob — noun Date: 1835 a knob that releases a door latch … New Collegiate Dictionary
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doorknob — door|knob [ˈdo:nɔb US ˈdo:rna:b] n a round handle that you turn to open a door … Dictionary of contemporary English
