knobble
[
nob
-
uh
l]
/ˈnɒb əl/
verb (used with object)
,
knobbled,
knobbling.
1.
to
knob
(excess stone).
2.
Metallurgy.
to treat (semirefined puddled iron) on a hearth before shingling to produce wrought iron.
Origin
1835-45;
knob
+
-le
Related forms
knobbler
[
nob
-ler]
/ˈnɒb lər/
(
Show IPA
),
noun