单词 | knobble |
释义 | knobblen. 1. A small knob or lump on something; a small protuberance. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > protuberance or rounded projection > [noun] > a protuberance or protuberant part > knob > a knobble or knot knot?c1225 nodosity?a1425 knobble?a1450 knurl1608 nubble1776 ?a1450 Agnus Castus (Stockh.) (1950) 168 (MED) Take þe knobles of þe rote of þis herbe. ?a1475 Promptorium Parvulorum (Winch.) (1908) 250 Knoble in a mannis hande or yn ony oder parte, callus. 1577 in G. J. Piccope Lancs. & Cheshire Wills (1860) II. 92 One standeinge cup..wth..roses upon the knobble off the cover. 1620 I. C. Two Merry Milke-maids iii. sig. H3v Come hold vp thy head, And let's see..The dolefull dumps that therein do appeare, The Knobbles of aduersitie and Fate. 1895 A. A. Leith Plant of Lemon Verbena 132 Their heads topped wi' white corded caps an' scarlet knobbles. 1962 P. Scott Birds of Paradise (1967) III. ii. 158 He was of medium height, thin: the kind of thinness through which you can count the nobbles on a man's spine when he stoops. 2001 Observer 20 May (Life Suppl.) 65 The pleached limes are sprouting leaves from their knobbles. 2. English regional (midlands and East Anglian). A small piece of something, e.g. a lump of coal, or a bit of bread cut or torn from a loaf. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a separate part > a piece or bit > small piece fingereOE snedec1000 seed?a1200 morselc1300 bittlock?a1400 farthingc1405 spota1413 lipetc1430 offe?1440 drewc1450 remnantc1450 parcel1483 crap1520 flakec1525 patch1528 spark1548 a piece1559 sparklec1570 inch1573 nibbling?1577 scantling1585 scrat1593 mincing1598 scantle1598 halfpenny1600 quantity1600 nip1606 kantch1608 bit1609 catch1613 scripa1617 snap1616 sippeta1625 crumblet1634 scute1635 scantleta1642 snattock1654 cantlet1700 tab1729 pallion1738 smallness1818 knobble1823 wisp1836 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words at Nobble I cut her a great nobble off the loaf. 1849 A. Smith Pottleton Legacy (repr.) 46 I always endeavour to act right by gentlemen's coals, and wouldn't rob them of a knobble. 1960 A. O. D. Claxton Suffolk Dial. 20th Cent. (ed. 2) 50 Knobble, a small knob, as a corner of crust off a cottage loaf. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). knobblev.ΚΠ 1785 [implied in: Jrnls. House of Commons 39 1045 The Wings Ashler omitted, and treated with rough Knobbling, or faced with Bricks—as the Center and Gate—reduced. (at knobbling n. 1)]. 1881 W. Papworth Gwilt's Encycl. Archit. (rev. ed.) ii. iii. 564 In the case of copings, &c., where one bed is exposed, the stone should be skiffled (or knobbled) as much as possible from the upper side. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Nobble, to hew stones for walling into proper shape—i.e. to knock off knobs or lumps. 2. a. transitive. Chiefly English regional (northern). To hit, strike; spec. to hit (a person) with a stick, esp. on the head. Cf. nob n.3 1, nobble v. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking in specific manner > strike in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > so as to make a sound > knock knellc950 chopa1375 knap?a1500 knock1623 rap1676 knubble1721 knobble?1795 ?1795 ‘Crispin’ Royal Salute of 21 (single sheet) I can knobble and cobble your shoes. 1851 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 13 Dec. 6/3 The prisoners were..charged with knocking at several doors in Darnall, in the night time, and, on the parties putting out their heads..to ascertain the cause, knobbling them with a prop. 1877 T. Gibson Legends & Hist. Notes Places in Westmorland 66 Johnny et Gelberfs knobbled me we his stick ance when I was a lad. 2002 A. Kellett Yorks. Dict. (ed. 2) Knobble, to hit with a stick (esp on the head). ΚΠ 1839 G. C. Lewis Gloss. Provinc. Words Herefordshire To Knobble, v. to hammer feebly. As, ‘he canna do much; he do just sit knobbling over a few stones’. 1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester Knobble, to hammer feebly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1450v.1785 |
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