See grobble on Wiktionary
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"(dialectal, transitive, intransitive) To make holes; dig, poke, pick out."
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"(dialectal, transitive, intransitive) To feel around, as in the dark; grope."
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"To work in an inefficient and laborious way; to do rough, dirty work."
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"(dialectal, intransitive) To work in an inefficient and laborious way; to do rough, dirty work."
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"(dialectal, transitive, intransitive) To make holes; dig, poke, pick out."
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"(dialectal, intransitive) To loiter, hang around idly."
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