job2

 
Pronunciation: /dʒɒb/
archaic

verb (jobs, jobbing, jobbed)

[with object]
  • prod or stab: he prepared to job the huge brute
  • thrust (something pointed) at or into something: immediately job a penknife into the throat

noun

  • an act of prodding, thrusting, or wrenching.

Origin:

late Middle English: apparently symbolic of a brief forceful action (compare with jab)