E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Joba’tion.
A scolding; so called from the patriarch Job.
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“Jobation … . means a long, dreary homily, and has reference to the tedious rebukes inflicted on the patriarch Job by his too obliging friends.”—G.A. Sala: (Echoes), Sept. 6, 1884.
