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knobble

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[nob-uhl] / ˈnɒb əl /

verb (used with object)

knobbled, knobbling
  1. to knob (excess stone).

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


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Etymology

Origin of knobble

First recorded in 1835–45; knob + -le

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When the weather gets cooler after a hot period, instead of the main potato tuber growing "it tends to grow a little knobble on the end".

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Sporting the knobbled cap, I stare at a screen showing Japanese phonetic characters and say aloud words beginning with each sound.

From Nature Jan. 19, 2011

The hollow, knobbled calf was pink, like proper calves should be.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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