Knoll /(nōl)/
Knoll
n.
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A little round hill; a mound; a small elevation of earth; the top or crown of a hill.
On knoll or hillock rears his crest, Lonely and huge, the giant oak.
Knoll
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Knolled; p. pr. & vb. n. Knolling
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To ring, as a bell; to strike a knell upon; to toll; to proclaim, or summon, by ringing.
Heavy clocks knolling the drowsy hours.
Knoll
v. i.
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To sound, as a bell; to knell.
For a departed being's soul The death hymn peals, and the hollow bells knoll.
Knoll
n.
- The tolling of a bell; a knell. [R.]