knobble

[ nob-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

, knob·bled, knob·bling.

1. to knob (excess stone).
2. Metallurgy. to treat (semirefined puddled iron) on a hearth before shingling to produce wrought iron.

Other Words From

• knob·bler [nob, -ler], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of knobble¹

First recorded in 1835–45; knob + -le