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knobble

American  
[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.

Other Word Forms

  • knobbler noun

Etymology

Origin of knobble

First recorded in 1835–45; knob + -le

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