Jobation

He took my jobation in very good part, for I trust that as ❋ Frederick Spencer Hamilton (1892)

When he had gone I gave Umslopogaas a jobation and told him that I was ashamed of his behaviour. ❋ Henry Rider Haggard (1890)

He listened to this jobation submissively, and then frankly acknowledged that he had spoken hardly. ❋ Henry Rider Haggard (1890)

It is difficult for me to justify to myself the violent jobation which my Father gave me in consequence of my scream, except by attributing to him something of the human weakness of vanity. ❋ Edmund Gosse (1888)

Julian would gladly have fought it out with his imperative father; but, nevertheless, it was a comfort to have to fetch pale Charles for a jobation; so he went at once. ❋ Martin Farquhar Tupper (1849)

After all, there's no place for a cock to fight on like his own dunghill; and there's nothing able to carry a fellow well through a tough bit of jobation [33] with a lawyer like a stiff tumbler of brandy punch. ❋ Anthony Trollope (1848)

[FOOTNOTE 33: jobation -- a tedious session; scolding] ❋ Anthony Trollope (1848)

As I wanted to get home, dreading the jobation I should get from Aunt ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)

Mr Green was presented, and ushered into the service much in the same way as I was; but he had not forgotten what I said to him relative to the first lieutenant; and it so happened that, on the third day he witnessed a jobation, delivered by the first lieutenant to one of the midshipmen, who, venturing to reply, was ordered to the mast-head for the remainder of the day; added to which, a few minutes afterwards, the first lieutenant ordered two men to be put both legs in irons. ❋ Frederick Marryat (1820)

_jobation_ to both, but fixed on Johnson for my charge, and asked him if he had noticed what passed, what I had suffered, and whether allowing for the state of my nerves, I was much to blame? ❋ Hester Lynch Piozzi (1781)

After all, there’s no place for a cock to fight on like his own dunghill; and there’s nothing able to carry a fellow well through a tough bit of jobation with a lawyer like a stiff tumbler of brandy punch. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Cartier had to listen to a positive jobation from La Trémoïlle.” ❋ Unknown (2003)

"I can understand, father," answered Ida, struggling to keep her temper under this jobation, "that my refusal to marry Mr. Cossey is disagreeable to you for obvious reasons, though it is not so very long since you detested him yourself. ❋ Henry Rider Haggard (1890)

By Jove, I shall get a pretty jobation if he did! "exclaimed the bully, appealing in a whining tone to Dawson. ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)