Hypertext Webster Gateway: "knead"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Knead
to prepare dough in the process of baking (Gen. 18:6; 1 Sam.
28:24; Hos. 7:4).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Knead \Knead\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kneaded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Kneading}.] [OE. kneden, As. cnedan; akin to D. kneden, G.
kneten, Sw. kn?da, Icel. kno?a; cf. OSlav. gnesti.]
1. To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands;
esp., to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles,
into a well mixed mass, as the materials of bread, cake,
etc.; as, to knead dough.
The kneading, the making of the cake, the heating of
the oven, and the baking. --Shak.
2. Fig.: To treat or form as by kneading; to beat.
I will knead him : I'll make him supple. --Shak.
{Kneading trough}, a trough or tray in which dough is
kneaded. --Ex. viii. 3.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
knead
v 1: make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is
soft" [syn: {work}]
2: usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes [syn: {massage},
{rub down}]
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