Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of rough-dressing stone in the quarry, by knocking off the projections and points.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Stone Quarrying) Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
knob .
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Examples
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Both structural deformities, hammertoes and claw toes cause "knobbing" of the toe knuckles that are both painful and unsightly.
msnbc.com: Health 2010
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If you are going to quote the Bible, do so in context, and study the history of ancient Israel before you go hob-knobbing about Levitical Law - the laws were given for a specific reason that had many different implications then than they do now.
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He spent time hob knobbing around Europe instead of taking care of business.
NRCC targets Obama for saying Cambridge cop 'acted stupidly' 2009
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I guess Pele has cast aside his working-class identity, now that he's hob-knobbing with fat-cat Paulson.
Fireman Randy and Paulson robbing from the poor (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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If you are going to quote the Bible, do so in context, and study the history of ancient Israel before you go hob-knobbing about Levitical Law - the laws were given for a specific reason that had many different implications then than they do now.
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I enjoyed hearing about the tour de force energy in developing your language skills and hob knobbing with the locals.
Your Wish List 2008
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We love her, we stand by her and unless we find out that she's been "hob knobbing" with Ayers, or Rev. Wright or Rezko, we will stand by her forever in whatever her endeavor.
Clinton says she expects lead in popular vote, primary delegates 2008
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There, in the virtual hob-knobbing ether, I've succumbed to the most degrading and wanton social climbing that, were my grand-mother alive, would surely cause her to spontaneously combust all over her chintz pillows: I am actively and enthusiastically poaching other people's enviable "friends."
Victoria Lautman: Facebook 'Friends' and the Gentle Art of Summer Poaching 2009
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I've been scrolling past a whole raft of Howard Maberley comments just recently, have you been pulling his tail and teasing him again; I know you are the persevering type, so perhaps you are still knobbing his noise and if so, have you detected anything among the reams of rubbish that is worth not ignoring, or even maybe responding to with the odd derisory remark or two?
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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And yet still you do it, in the vague hopes that perhaps a Famous Hollywood Director will stumble upon your wife's slob-knobbing and go, The composition!
A Meme I’ve Been Meaning To Do, or: A Test For The Obsessive, or: How Much Effort Can A Meme Require 2006
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