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jobation colloq.|dʒəʊˈbeɪʃən|
[f. jobe v. + -ation. Dialectally, usually jawbation, as if derived from jaw, jawing.]
The action of the verb jobe; a rebuke, reproof, esp. one of a lengthy and tedious character; a ‘talking to’, a ‘lecture’. Also, a long discussion.
1687J. Smith Let. 1 Aug. in Granville Rem. (1865) 137, I had far rather venture to be liable to a jobation for not having done my part. 1714C. Johnson Country Lasses iv. ii, You see I have stood your jobation very patiently. 1785R. Cumberland Observer No. 95 ⁋4 Neither will I disguise the frequent jobations I incurred for neglect of college duties. 1861Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. xlii. (1889) 412 Don't be angry at my jobation; but write me a long answer. 1877Holderness Gloss., Jawbation, a long and tedious harangue; a prolonged disputation. 1888J. Payn Myst. Mirbridge I. xvi. 268 Fathers..deliver a didactic harangue, which the recipient terms a jobation. 1916‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin v. 75 Well, after a lot of jawbation we got him into the boat. 1925P. Gibbs Unchanging Quest vii. 51, I used to watch Katherine while all this jawbation was in progress. 1938H. G. Wells Apropos of Dolores iv. 227 They aren't happy until the hand's been played [sc. at bridge] and the jawbation begins. |