n.
[Prov. E. job to scold, to reprove, perh. fr. Job, the proper name.]
A scolding; a hand, tedious reproof. [Law] Grose.
jobation
| Dictionary: Jo·ba·tion |
n.
| Obscure Words: jobation |
[after the biblical Job] chiefly Brit. a long, tedious criticism: scolding, lecture
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