blobbingn.
/ˈblɒbɪŋ/ local.
The method of fishing with a bob for eels (cf. bobbing n.1 3).
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1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Blobbing, a method of catching eels by means of worms strung on a worsted thread.
1905 Westm. Gaz. 28 Apr. 3/1 That is ‘blobbing’.
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