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nubble

/ˈnʌbəl/

Rhymes with -ʌbəl

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

noun nubbles

alternative 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.

verb nubbles · nubbling · nubbled

obsolete 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

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@misc{nubble_2026,
  title = {nubble},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nubble},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}