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knackwurst definition

knack·wurst (näk′wʉrst′, -wo̵orst′)

noun

a thick, highly seasoned sausage

Etymology: Ger < knacken, to crack, burst (prob. ult. akin to IE base *gneuĝ-, > knock) + wurst, sausage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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