Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A scolding.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
jobation .
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Examples
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"Well, this is enough jawbation for one day, I hope," he said at last, turning round.
The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius Sarah Grand
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-- here interrupted the jawbation, and the whip rode off shaking his sides with laughter.
Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities Robert Smith Surtees 1833
mialuthien commented on the word jawbation
jawbation – a rebuke, reproof, esp. one of a lengthy and tedious character; a talking to, a lecture; also a long discussion
July 27, 2008
sionnach commented on the word jawbation
This is a singularly unattractive word, perhaps intentionally so.
July 27, 2008