necker's knob

dated A rounded knob mounted to the steering wheel of an automobile so that it may be steered with one hand. So called because the driver (typically male) is able to place his arm around his girlfriend or wife. My grandfather gave me his old Cadillac, which still had the necker's knob on the wheel from when he first started courting my grandmother.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Polydeukes	-	Greek Mythology
Lyubomir	-	Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Kinborough	-	Medieval English
Gabrijel	-	Croatian, Slovene
Lone	LO-ne	Danish
Gerald	['dʒerəld]