2. A cap or protection for the knee.

Knee"-crook`ing (?), a. Obsequious; fawning; cringing. "Knee-crooking

knave." Shak.

Kneed (?), a. 1. Having knees;- used chiefly in composition; as,

in-kneed; out-kneed; weak-kneed.

2. (Bot.) Geniculated; forming an obtuse angle at the joints, like the

knee when a little bent; as, kneed grass.

Knee"-deep` (?), a. 1. Rising to the knees; knee-high; as, water or

snow knee- deep.

Grass knee-deep within a month.

Milton.

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