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Knack (năk), v. i. [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. G. knacken to break, Dan. knage to crack, and E. knock.] 1. To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise to chink. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Bp. Hall.
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2. To speak affectedly. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Knack, n. 1. A petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack.
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A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby's cap. Shak.
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2. A readiness in performance; aptness at doing a specific task; skill; aptitude; facility; dexterity; -- often used with for; as, a knack for playing the guitar.
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The fellow . . . has not the knack with his shears. B. Jonson.
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The dean was famous in his time,
And had a kind of knack at rhyme. Swift.
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3. Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device. “The knacks of japers.” Chaucer.
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For how should equal colors do the knack ! Pope.
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