Source: WordNet® 3.1
nibbing
present participle of nib
Source: Wiktionary
Nib, n. Etym: [A variabt of neb.]
1. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong. "The little nib or fructifying principle." Sir T. Browne.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
3. The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.
4. One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon.
Nib, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nebbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Nibbing.]
Definition: To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 June 2024
(adjective) causing or capable of causing harm; “too much sun is harmful to the skin”; “harmful effects of smoking”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
