In form it was like a man, gnarled and misshapen, covered with thick hair.

"They won't catch him," the gnarled man said, taking another bite of food.

The gnarled man finally set down his spoon, then stood.

The gnarled old man gallantly offered me an arm at the top of the trail.

Two old gnarled men were beside her, also grubbing away.

A moment later a gnarled man hurried into the room.

They tried to look anywhere but at the gnarled man.

By then, he was a rather gnarled man of middle age.

Meanwhile the gnarled man glanced with contempt at the figure still sitting in the road.

This gnarled old man with a craggy face and huge hands had been a powerful influence in both our lives.