Knobbing

Knobbing
Knobbing Knob"bing, n. (Stone Quarrying) Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections. [1913 Webster]

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  • knobbing — nÉ‘b /nÉ’b n. rounded projection on a surface which forms a handle (on a door, drawer, etc.); lump, bump, bulge, protrusion; hill or mountain having a rounded shape; (British vulgar slang) penis v. furnish with a knob; become knobbed …   English contemporary dictionary

  • knobbing — Noun. Sexual intercourse. Also nobbing …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • Skiffling — Skif fling, n. (Quarrying) Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections; knobbing. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • knob — knoblike, adj. /nob/, n., v., knobbed, knobbing. n. 1. a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like. 2. a rounded lump or protuberance on the surface or at the end of something, as a knot on a tree trunk.… …   Universalium

  • knob — noun 1》 a rounded lump or ball, especially at the end or on the surface of something.     ↘a ball shaped handle on a door or drawer.     ↘a round button on a machine. 2》 a small lump of something: a knob of butter. 3》 chiefly N. Amer. a prominent …   English new terms dictionary

  • nobbing — Noun. An act of sexual intercourse. Also knobbing …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • knob — /nɒb / (say nob) noun 1. a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like. 2. a rounded lump or protuberance on the surface or at the end of something, as a knot on a tree trunk, a pimple on the skin, etc. 3.… …  

  • knob — n. & v. n. 1 a a rounded protuberance, esp. at the end or on the surface of a thing. b a handle of a door, drawer, etc., shaped like a knob. c a knob shaped attachment for pulling, turning, etc. (press the knob under the desk). 2 a small, usu.… …   Useful english dictionary

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