knuff/nʌf/EtymologyCompare Old English cnof (“a churl”).knuff means A lout, rogue or rustic person. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounA lout, rogue or rustic person.“The country knuffs, Hob, Dick, and Hick, with clubs and clouted shoon”