knobble

[ nob-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

, knob·bled, knob·bling.

1. to knob (excess stone).
2. Metallurgy. to treat (semirefined puddled iron) on a hearth before shingling to produce wrought iron.

Other Words From

• knob·bler [nob, -ler], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of knobble¹

First recorded in 1835–45; knob + -le

Example Sentences

His former aide Dominic Cummings has suggested that he PM very much had a hound in this fight - that it would benefit him to knobble Standards Commissioner Kathryn Stone.

From BBC

Signs of a knobble on the bone, they add, might be the result of manual activity, possibly the stress of making stone tools.

From The Guardian

Its no disgrace - - but this was supposed to be the year for Alonso to knobble Vettel and it's not going to happen for him because the team is falling apart.

From BBC