scob
UK/skɒb/
scob noun: a flaw in which the weft misses a few warp threads.
Noun
scob (plural scobs)
- A flaw in which the weft misses a few warp threads.
- A scob, again, is a blemish in the cloth arising from the interruption of the threads in shedding, preventing the proper interlacing of the warp and the weft.1846, George White, A practical treatise on weaving, page 123
- The weft stopper will stop the loom when the weft is exhausted in the shuttle; and when a warp thread breaks in the shed in a position to make a scob or float, the scob preventor will also stop the loom, and an apparatus may also be applied to change the shuttle without stopping the loom;1863, John Wilson, The Theory and Practice of the Art of Weaving, page 114
- A wooden box with two lids, used as a storage box and movable desk.
- Possessed of the keys, the boys broke into Mr. Goddard's apartments, and blocked up the passage of communication between them and the Warden's lodging with scobs.1878, Henry Cadwallader Adams, Wykehamica, page 146
- In School we had our scobs, two rows of them on the north side, one on the south.1936, John Sampson Furley, Winchester in 1867, page 23
Verb
scob (third-person singular simple present scobs, present participle scobbing, simple past and past participle scobbed)
- To create a scob.
- But still it may be tripped by the shed in its course; or the work may be scobbed by the shuttle running under, or over, the shed1846, George White, A practical treatise on weaving, page 75
- To go beyond that is at the expense of the yarn, as it has then to bear an unnecessary strain, and it is apt to scob the warp and skift the weft while the shuttle is in motion .1893, William Leggatt, Letterpress, page 70
- To pack a wagon with large pieces on top so as to hide gaps resulting from it not being completely filled.
- Yes, that was one of the principal grievances; that a man should stand on the hill to see justice done between man and man; there may be what we call scobbing.1836, Selection of Reports and Papers of the House of Commons, page 86
- James and the miners referred to it as “scobbing up the coal”, which merely meant that they were getting the last useable coal available from the mine.2007, Drew Hudson, In the Field of Black Diamonds, page 116
- To scrape or pound.
- This lass, Nelly Long, was dressish and dapper, And tho' our Dick was a good-looking lad, She scobbed him, and scoffed him, for she was a snapper, And said as right how, that she war'nt to be had.1824, Mr Merryman, Comic songs and recitations, page 25
- “Okay,” said the dark, barrel-chested kid, “Whynt we just have the same captains as yesterday?” “Yeah, but not the same teams.” “Too lopsided.” “That was a slaughter." “We got scobbed."1978, Baseball I Gave You All the Best Years of My Life, page 27
scob meaning in Tamil
scob in Tamil
- பாவுநூவிழைவழு
Examples of scob in a sentence
- The need for a writing surface and space to store the larger number of books now being used by the pupils no doubt brought the scob into being.2020, Malcolm Seaborne, The English School: Its Architecture and Organization 1370-1870:
- This will take out the reed marks and, of course, by having the lower beams there is less liability to scobbing and skifting, which are great faults.1915, Indian Industries and Power - Volume 12, page 363:
- This morning I have a letter from Laurence Hogan telling me that you have been scobbing in the mill since the murders and of course I am shocked to hear it.1992, Nancy F. Cott, History of Women in the United States, page 632:
- I met her on the mountain And there I tuck her life; I met her on the mountain And scobbed her with my knife.1985, Richard Cooper, Zeb Vance: Leader in War and Peace, page 47:
Forms of scob
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | scobs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | scobs |
| present participle | scobbing |
| past participle | scobbed |
| past | scobbed |
Origin of scob
The Scottish National Dictionary derives the weaving sense from earlier Scottish and Northern English dialectal use of scob to refer to a split or splinter or piece of wood, which it derives from the Middle Irish [Term?] source of Irish scolb (“splinter”); compare Scots skelf.
Words formed from scob
Questions about scob
- What does scob mean?
- Scob means a flaw in which the weft misses a few warp threads.
- What is scob in Tamil?
- Scob in Tamil is பாவுநூவிழைவழு. See Scob meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use scob in a sentence?
- The need for a writing surface and space to store the larger number of books now being used by the pupils no doubt brought the scob into being.
- What part of speech is scob?
- Scob can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce scob?
- Scob is pronounced /skɒb/ (UK).
- What is the plural of scob?
- The plural of scob is scobs.
Words near scob in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: scob (page history and authors); scob (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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