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NIBS
Etymology 1
See nib
Noun
nibs
plural of nib
Etymology 2
Noun
nibs (plural nibs)
(slang, UK, after possessive pronoun) An important or self-important person.
(slang, UK, dated, 19th century, after possessive pronoun) Self.
(cribbage) a jack turned up by the dealer. (see also nob)
Anagrams
• ISBN, NiSb, bins, snib
Source: Wiktionary
NIB
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
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