nubble

noun
/ˈnʌbəl/

Etymology

Compare Low German nubben (“to knock, cuff”).

  1. derived from nubben — “to knock, cuff

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of knubble (“small knob or lump”).

    • 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. To beat or bruise with the fist.

    • if his Master went an Hair's Breadth beyond his Duty, he was a Tyrant, that it was lawful for him to Nubble him

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA