ˈnubbling dial.
[f. nub n.1 or nubble n.]
A small lump of coal.
| 1825 Lamb Refl. Pillory in Eliana (1867) 141 Cinders are dear, gentlemen. This nubbling might have helped the pot boil. 1847 Halliw., Nubblings, small coal. Worc. 1876– in dial. glossaries (Oxf., Worc., Warw.). |