nubblet

English

nubblet (plural nubblets)

Alternative spelling of nublet (“a small nub or protrusion”)
- 1861 December 5 (date delivered), Bishop of Labuan [Francis Thomas McDougall], “III.—On the Wild Tribes of the North-west Coast of Borneo.”, in Transactions of the Ethnological Society of London, volume II (New Series), London: [F]or the Ethnological Society [of London], by John Murray, […], published 1863, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 29:
  They […] have made some progress in the smelting of iron ore, which is very rich in this country. They construct a blast of bamboos, and by means of a lever work three or four of their cane cylinders at a time; with these they blow on the iron ore, which is broken up into "nubblets," or small pieces, and put them on a hearth until the fire renders it soft, not melted.
- 2010, Jean Edwards, chapter I, in Quiltmaster, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, part I, page 173:
  The fragrant white apple blossoms had long since faded and dropped, revealing green nubblets patiently growing day by day in anticipation of autumn's harvest.