Nubble
/ˈnʌbəl/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of knubble (“small knob or lump”). alt-of, alternative
"Harvey saw with disgust that there were no sheets on his bed-place. He was lying on a piece of dingy ticking full of lumps and nubbles."
- 2 a small lump or protuberance wordnet
Verb
- 1 To beat or bruise with the fist. obsolete
"if his Master went an Hair's Breadth beyond his Duty, he was a Tyrant, that it was lawful for him to Nubble him"
Example
More examples"Harvey saw with disgust that there were no sheets on his bed-place. He was lying on a piece of dingy ticking full of lumps and nubbles."
Etymology
Compare Low German nubben (“to knock, cuff”).