α. 1500s jobbell, 1600s jobble; English regional 1700s jobbil, 1700s– jobbel, 1800s– jobble.
β. English regional (Leicestershire) 1800s– jovvel.
单词 | jobble |
释义 | jobblen.1α. 1500s jobbell, 1600s jobble; English regional 1700s jobbil, 1700s– jobbel, 1800s– jobble. β. English regional (Leicestershire) 1800s– jovvel. English regional (south-western and midlands). A small quantity or load of hay, straw, etc. Cf. jobbet n. ΚΠ 1565 in M. A. Havinden Househ. & Farm Inventories Oxfordshire (1965) 54 4 Jobbells of haye. 1606 in E. R. C. Brinkworth & J. S. W. Gibson Banbury Wills & Inventories (1976) I. 193 In the yarde: 1 payre of myllstonnes, 1 jobble of pease and other small wood. a1728 W. Kennett Etymol. Anglican (BL MS. Lansdowne 1033) 209/1 A Jobbil of hay or straw, is a small load in Oxford.-shire and other parts. 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. at Jobbet A small quantity, commonly of hay or straw...Called in Gloucestershire Jobbel. 1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) Jobble.., a small cart-load, not up to the top of the boards. 1897 H. Kingsford Vigornian Monologues 14 It be on'y a little bit ov a jobble, as much as a could put on a barra. 1898 G. Miller Gloss. Warwicks. Dial. at Jobbel Yer see maister poor old Vilet can't draw more than a jobbel. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). jobblen.2 An agitated movement of water; = jabble n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > [noun] > undulation on surface jobble1826 crispation1831 jabble1831 ripple1871 1826 L. Ritchie Head-pieces & Tail-pieces 139 The sea rising at this place in a strong jobble, and tossing them in all directions. 1847 J. C. Ross Voy. Antarctic Reg. I. 41 We found a harassing jobble of a sea. 1899 F. T. Bullen Way Navy 71 Fog again, thick drizzling rain, and a confused jobble of a sea this morning. 1942 L. A. G. Strong Unpractised Heart 136 Through a jobble of angry, slapping waves. 1979 J. Leather Salty Shore ix. 132 Sailing smacks still dredged the oyster grounds..with engines and rig reduced to a staysail, only set to steady them in a jobble of sea. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † jobblev. Obsolete. rare. intransitive. To move unevenly like a choppy sea. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > move restlessly about [verb (intransitive)] > chop or lop jobble1895 lop1897 1895 W. Sharp Gypsy Christ 87 A wood-barge and a collier were coming down, and a large steamer forging upstream, and there she jobbled helplessly, right in their way. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.11565n.21826v.1895 |
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