Knobbing

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Knobbing \Knob"bing\, n. (Stone Quarrying)
     Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  knob
       n 1: a circular rounded projection or protuberance [syn: {boss}]
       2: a round handle
       3: any thickened enlargement [syn: {node}, {thickening}]
       4: an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or
          dagger [syn: {pommel}]
       [also: {knobbing}, {knobbed}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  knobbing
       See {knob}