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Brob vs Prob - What's the difference?

brob | prob |

As nouns the difference between brob and prob

is that brob is a wedge-shaped spike used to secure the end of a timber where it abuts another. Much used in earlier times in the construction of tunnelled box-timber headings while prob is short form of {{term|problem}}.

As a verb brob

is to poke or prick.

As an abbreviation prob is

abbreviation of {{term|probably}}, often seen in dictionary etymologies.

brob

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A wedge-shaped spike used to secure the end of a timber where it abuts another. Much used in earlier times in the construction of tunnelled box-timber headings.

    • Verb

  • (obsolete) To poke or prick

    • prob

    English

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • Abbreviation of (probably), often seen in dictionary etymologies.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) Short form of (problem).
    • No prob, I'll fix it tomorrow.
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