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单词 knobble
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knobblen.

Brit. /ˈnɒbl/, U.S. /ˈnɑb(ə)l/
Forms: late Middle English cnoble, late Middle English knobel, late Middle English knoble, 1500s– knobble, 1800s– nobble.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: knob n., -le suffix.
Etymology: < knob n. + -le suffix. Compare Dutch knobbel knob, knot, lump (16th cent.). Compare also (with long vowel) German Knobel, †Knöbel node, joint, knuckle (15th cent.; now regional, usually denoting dice).
1. A small knob or lump on something; a small protuberance.
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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.
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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.

Brit. /ˈnɒbl/, U.S. /ˈnɑb(ə)l/
Forms: 1700s– knobble, 1800s nobble (in sense 1).
Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: nobble v.
Etymology: Apparently an alteration of nobble v., probably after knob n. Compare earlier knubble v. and nubble v. With sense 1 compare earlier knobbling n. 1 and also knob v. 4.This word shows developments from sense 1 at nobble v.; other senses of that word also sometimes show variants with initial k- , but these tend to be later and less common, and are semantically less likely to have been influenced by knob n.
1. transitive. To remove rough or protuberant parts from a surface of (a stone), esp. in a quarry; to square off (stone) for use in masonry. Cf. earlier knobbling n. 1, and also knob v. 4. Obsolete.
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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.
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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).
b. intransitive. English regional (west midlands). To hammer at something in a gentle or feeble way. Obsolete.
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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).
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