knobber
12 synonyms for knobber, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A young male deer in its second year.
Synonyms
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
A young male deer in its second year.
“A mature stag chases a young male (a knobber) from the harem”
Etymology
From knob + -er; the deer sense derives from the fact that a young buck's antlers begin diminutively as mere knobs; the fool sense derives indirectly from a reference to the penis; the two senses are ultimately cognate.
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