knurly

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"Well, I swow!" ejaculated the Cap'n, rubbing his knurly forefinger under his nose, and glancing first at the parrots and then at the lady.

From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Day, Holman

On the side next the hill, it was sufficiently guarded by the crooked branches of a knurly and scrubby oak tree, that grew on the very edge of the ravine.

From An Old Sailor's Yarns by Ames, N. (Nathaniel)

With his knurly forefinger at his puckered forehead he sat and pondered.

From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Day, Holman