gnarled

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots“gnarled and knotted hands”“a knobbed stick”Synonyms: gnarly knotted knotty knobbed

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Gnarl \Gnarl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gnarled; p. pr. & vb. n. Gnarling.] [From older gnar, prob. of imitative origin; cf. G. knarren, knurren. D. knorren, Sw. knorra, Dan. knurre.] To growl; to snarl. [1913 Webster]

And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Gnarled \Gnarled\, a. Knotty; full of knots or gnarls; twisted; crossgrained. [1913 Webster]

The unwedgeable and gnarl['e]d oak. --Shak. [1913 Webster]