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debobble

verb

Etymology

From de- + bobble.

  1. derived from bobben
  2. suffixed as bobble — “bob + le”
  3. prefixed as debobble — “de + bobble”

Definitions

  1. To remove pilling from (a garment).

    • Your sweater will be sent to Scotland to be cleaned, reconditioned and debobbled at a cost of £20.
    • Has anyone ever managed to debobble a jumper, one wonders, with a 'Defuzzer'?.
    • Shorts and a jumper I still can't bring myself to wash and debobble, because the last person to wear it was Sarah.

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