KNACK, noun nak. A little machine; a petty contrivance; a toy. A knack a toy, a trick, a baby's cap. 1. A readiness; habitual facility of performance; dexterity; adroitness. My author has a great knack at remarks. The Dean was famous in his time, And had a kind of knack at rhyme. 2. A nice trick. For how should equal colors do the knack? Cameleons who can paint in white and black? KNACK, verb intransitive nak. To crack; to make a sharp abrupt noise. [Little used.]
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI