"knobble" meaning in English

See knobble in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈnɒb.əl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-knobble.wav Forms: knobbles [plural]
enPR: nŏ'bəl [UK] Rhymes: -ɒbəl Etymology: From Middle English knoble; equivalent to knob + -le. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|knoble}} Middle English knoble, {{af|en|knob|-le}} knob + -le Head templates: {{en-noun}} knobble (plural knobbles)
  1. A small knob. Derived forms: knobbly
    Sense id: en-knobble-en-noun-eYa1EhT4

Verb

IPA: /ˈnɒb.əl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-knobble.wav Forms: knobbles [present, singular, third-person], knobbling [participle, present], knobbled [participle, past], knobbled [past]
enPR: nŏ'bəl [UK] Rhymes: -ɒbəl Etymology: From Middle English knoble; equivalent to knob + -le. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|knoble}} Middle English knoble, {{af|en|knob|-le}} knob + -le Head templates: {{en-verb}} knobble (third-person singular simple present knobbles, present participle knobbling, simple past and past participle knobbled)
  1. (transitive) To give a knobbly surface to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-knobble-en-verb-s04QGZ00
  2. (transitive, metallurgy) To produce wrought iron by treating (semirefined puddled iron) on a hearth before shingling. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Metallurgy
    Sense id: en-knobble-en-verb-O~V7dRFP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 34 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 16 35 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 33 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 33 50 Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To give a knobbly surface to."
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