See snubber for a device used to suppress (`snub`) voltage transients in electrical systems Snubbing is a type of heavy well intervention performed on oil and gas wells. It involves running the BHA on a pipe string using a hydraulic workover rig. Unlike wireline or coiled tubing, the pipe is not spooled off a drum but made up and broken up while..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snubbing