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noun

Neb n. (Also written nib) The nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as of a pen.

Nib n.

A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong. "The little nib or fructifying principle."

(Zool.) The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.

The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.

One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, (Prov. Eng.), The shaft of a wagon.

pl. See his nibs, below.

his nibs Someone who gives a command or makes a demand, often one who acts in a self-important manner, sometimes one with authority; used mockingly as a jocose term, as if a title of honor, but not usually in the presence of the person referred to, and usually indicating resentment or contempt. (Colloq.)

verb

Nib v. t. (past & past part. nebbed; pres. part. nibbing) To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.

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Etymology of 'Nib'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Nib" Quotes from Famous Books

... followed by crowds of vehicles of all descriptions; as many to whom the place of meeting was but conjectured, upon seeing him felt assured of being in the right track. Here were to be seen the Swells in their tandems—the Nib Sprigs in their gigs, buggies, and dog-carts—and the Tidy Ones on their trotters, all alive and leaping. Mirth and merriment appeared spread over every countenance, though expectation and anxiety were intermingled here and ...

— Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. • Pierce Egan

... the lawyer, taking some paper from his desk, and carefully examining the nib of a quill pen, "Let me see, I think you said ...

— The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit • Richard Harris

... relations of things, and indicate the methods and courses of action that result in world-wide good or evil. Seeds carried by the winds and waves plant forests and beautify the waste places of the earth. Truths that flowed from the silent nib of my pen in Vermont, had been garnered in a boy's sympathies to yield me a man's welcome and aid in St. Louis. How clear the lesson, that for seed-sowing, all ...

— History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I • Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Matilda Joslyn Gage

... occasional spell of work in the morning doesn't do me any harm. My announcement at breakfast that this was one of the mornings was greeted with a surprised enthusiasm which was most flattering. Archie offered me his own room where he does his thinking; Simpson offered me a nib; and Dahlia promised me a quiet time till lunch. I thanked them all and settled down ...

— The Holiday Round • A. A. Milne

... of the hammer in the place of the tiny nib permitted the modification of the quality of sound by differences in the pressure of the fingers, and also the production at will of such nuances as forte and piano without recourse to the different registers. This is the reason why the new instrument was first called the pianoforte. ...

— Musical Memories • Camille Saint-Saens

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