KNEAD

Knead. Knead
To prepare dough in the process of baking (Gen. 18:6; 1 Sam. 28:24; Hos. 7:4).

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knead. Knead, v.t. to work or mix dough with the hand

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Knead (nēd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kneaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Kneading.] [[OE. kneden, As. cnedan; akin to D. kneden, G. kneten, Sw. knåda, Icel. knoða; cf. OSlav. gnesti.]] 1. 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. 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.