1599 T. Heywood 1st Pt. King Edward IV sig. E3,
What the dickens is it loue that makes ye prate to me so
fondly, by my fathers soule I would I had iobd faces with you.
a1795 Robin Hood & Maid Marian xiv. in F. J. Child
Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1888) III. v. cl. 219/2 With kind embraces, and jobbing of faces.
a. To pierce or poke (a person or thing) with a brief, forceful action,
usually with the end or point of something; to stab, peck, prod, or jab
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