kneeler
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle English knelere, equivalent to kneel -er.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kneeler (plural kneelers)
- A person who kneels.
- All the kneelers sighed with relief when they were told it was over and they could finally stand up.
- A hassock.
- The parish deacon was always pushing to get new kneelers for the church, probably because he was old and his knees were sensitive.
- An apparatus that permits the loading door of a bus to decrease in height in order to facilitate boarding of passengers that are seniors and physically disadvantaged
- On a gable-end, the stone (often decorated) at the base of the slope of the gable on either side.
Translations
[edit]hassock
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apparatus