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gnawledge n. (word-portmanteau: gnaw + suffix ledge; cf. knowledge) mechanical knowledge that is obtained by "gnawing" facts rather than conceptually interpreting them.
When Bacon pronounced "knowledge is power," he meant real knowledge, not gnawledge.
Facts, wisdom, and intellect possessed by a beaver.
Anyone can chop down a tree and hack it up int individual logs, but it takes real gnawledge to be able to shape said logs and build a dam so strong that it actually holds back an entire river or stream!
When presented new information where you can chew on the thought provoking substance until you're satiated.
That video of the "gathering of the tribe" gives an interesting perspective of the human experience. I'll have to sit with that piece of gnawledge and digest it.