"nubblet" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "extra": "a small nub or protrusion",
          "word": "nublet"
        }
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          "ref": "1861 December 5 (date delivered), Bishop of Labuan [Francis Thomas McDougall], “III.—On the Wild Tribes of the North-west Coast of Borneo.”, in Transactions of the Ethnological Society of London, volume II (New Series), London: [F]or the Ethnological Society [of London], by John Murray, […], published 1863, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 29:",
          "text": "They […] have made some progress in the smelting of iron ore, which is very rich in this country. They construct a blast of bamboos, and by means of a lever work three or four of their cane cylinders at a time; with these they blow on the iron ore, which is broken up into \"nubblets,\" or small pieces, and put them on a hearth until the fire renders it soft, not melted.",
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          "ref": "2010, Jean Edwards, chapter I, in Quiltmaster, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, part I, page 173:",
          "text": "The fragrant white apple blossoms had long since faded and dropped, revealing green nubblets patiently growing day by day in anticipation of autumn's harvest.",
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        "Alternative spelling of nublet (“a small nub or protrusion”)"
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          "small",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "word": "nublet"
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          "ref": "1861 December 5 (date delivered), Bishop of Labuan [Francis Thomas McDougall], “III.—On the Wild Tribes of the North-west Coast of Borneo.”, in Transactions of the Ethnological Society of London, volume II (New Series), London: [F]or the Ethnological Society [of London], by John Murray, […], published 1863, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 29:",
          "text": "They […] have made some progress in the smelting of iron ore, which is very rich in this country. They construct a blast of bamboos, and by means of a lever work three or four of their cane cylinders at a time; with these they blow on the iron ore, which is broken up into \"nubblets,\" or small pieces, and put them on a hearth until the fire renders it soft, not melted.",
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          "text": "The fragrant white apple blossoms had long since faded and dropped, revealing green nubblets patiently growing day by day in anticipation of autumn's harvest.",
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        }
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