Knoll

n.	1.	A little round hill; a mound; a small elevation of earth; the top or crown of a hill. On knoll or hillock rears his crest, Lonely and huge, the giant oak. - Sir W. Scott.
v. t.	1.	To ring, as a bell; to strike a knell upon; to toll; to proclaim, or summon, by ringing. [imp. & p. p. Knolled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Knolling.] Heavy clocks knolling the drowsy hours. - Tennyson.
v. i.	1.	To sound, as a bell; to knell. For a departed being's soul The death hymn peals, and the hollow bells knoll. - Byron.
n.	1.	The tolling of a bell; a knell.

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knoll - a small natural hill Synonyms: hammock, hillock, hummock, mound

anthill, barrow, brae, butte, crest, down, drumlin, dune, fell, foothills, hillock, hilltop, hummock, knob, lofty peak, molehill, monticle, monticule, moor, mountaintop, peak, pic, pico, pike, pinnacle, point, precipice, rise, sand dune, spur, summit, swell, tor

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