A piece shaped like a knee; as, the kneepieces or ears of a boat. KNEIPPISM; KNEIPP'S CURE; KNEIPP CURE Kneipp"ism, n. Also Kneipp's, or Kneipp, cure. Treatment of disease by forms of hydrotherapy, as walking barefoot in the morning dew, baths, wet compresses, cold affusions, etc.; -- so called from its originator, Sebastian Kneipp (1821-97), a German priest....
