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Job \Job\ (j[o^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jobbed} (j[o^]bd); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Jobbing}.]
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1. To strike or stab with a pointed instrument. --L'Estrange.
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2. To thrust in, as a pointed instrument. --Moxon.
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3. To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots; to
sublet (work); as, to job a contract.
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4. (Com.) To buy and sell, as a broker; to purchase of
importers or manufacturers for the purpose of selling to
retailers; as, to job goods.
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5. To hire or let by the job or for a period of service; as,
to job a carriage. --Thackeray.
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Jobbing \Job"bing\, a.
1. Doing chance work or odd jobs; as, a jobbing carpenter.
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2. Using opportunities of public service for private gain;
as, a jobbing politician. --London Sat. Rev.
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{Jobbing house}, a mercantile establishment which buys from
importers, wholesalers or manufacturers, and sells to
retailers. [U.S.]
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