# der Knubbel

der Knubbel is a German noun meaning “knob”. Forms: des Knubbels, die Knubbel.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Knubbels
- Plural: die Knubbel

## Meanings

1. _regional_ knob, knot (a swollen or thick spot on something)
   - Diesen Knubbel hier am Bein hatte ich immer schon. — I've always had this knob here on my leg.
2. _Germany · Western · regional_ a subdivision in certain carnival clubs that are organised on a mock-military basis, equivalent to a platoon
   - Und jetzt der dritte Knubbel des Stadtsoldatenregiments unter der Leitung von Willi Fischer! — And now the third platoon of the municipal soldier regiment under the direction of Willi Fischer!

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