The Collaborative International Dictionary
Knuff
Knuff \Knuff\ (n[u^]f), n. [Cf. Gnof a churl.] A lout; a clown. [Obs.]
The country knuffs, Hob, Dick, and Hick,
With clubs and clouted shoon.
--Hayward.
Wiktionary
knuff
n. (context obsolete English) A lout; a clown.