knobble meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

knobble

noun

UK /ˈnɒb.əl/

Etymology From Middle English knoble; equivalent to knob + -le.

A small knob.

[…] I stared down into the chasm of this baby’s mouth, where the little pink knobble at the back of his throat was wiggling with the wind of his howl.2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 59, in Small Island, London: Review, page 524:

Derived terms: knobbly

knobble

verb

Etymology From Middle English knoble; equivalent to knob + -le.

To give a knobbly surface to.

Engineering, Metallurgy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences To produce wrought iron by treating (semirefined puddled iron) on a hearth before shingling.

knobbled charcoal iron
a knobbling furnace

Derived terms: knobbler

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