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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In stone-cutting, the operation of knocking off the rough corners of ashler in the preliminary dressing; knobbing.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Quarrying) Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections; knobbing.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun In quarrying, rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections; knobbing.

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  • In his new single, "Please Don't Go," which features the same skiffling beat, he's changed his tune and is begging a girl to stay.

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