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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Job \Job\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jobbed}; p. pr & vb n. {Jobbing}.] 1. To strike or stab with a pointed instrument. --L'Estrange. 2. To thrust in as a pointed instrument. --Moxon. 3. To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots to sublet (work); as to job a contract. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jobbing \Job"bing\, a. 1. Doing chance work or add jobs; as a jobbing carpenter. 2. Using opportunities of public service for private gain; as a jobbing politician. --London Sat. Rev. {Jobbing house}, a mercantile establishment which buys from importers, wholesalers or manufacturers, and sells to retailers. [U.S.]
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