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Webster 1913 Edition
Jobbing
Job′bing
,Adj.
1.
Doing chance work or odd jobs;
as, a
. jobbing
carpenter2.
Using opportunities of public service for private gain;
as, a
. jobbing
politicianLondon Sat. Rev.
Jobbing house
, a mercantile establishment which buys from importers, wholesalers or manufacturers, and sells to retailers.
[U.S.]
Definition 2024
jobbing
jobbing
English
Verb
jobbing
- present participle of job
- The jobbing foundryman has very little control over the nature of the jobs which come his way.
Noun
jobbing (plural jobbings)
- A temporary or contract post of employment.
- 1849, The Lancet London
- We have not lost sight of the various proceedings, appointments, jobbings, &c, at University College.
- 1849, The Lancet London
Translations
a temporary or contract post of employment
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