nub, nubble
(noun) a small lump or protuberance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nubble (plural nubbles)
A small knob or lump.
nubble (third-person singular simple present nubbles, present participle nubbling, simple past and past participle nubbled)
(obsolete) To beat or bruise with the fist.
• Lubben
Source: Wiktionary
Nub"ble, v. t. Etym: [Cf. LG. nubben to knock, cuff.]
Definition: To beat or bruise with the fist. [Obs.] Ainsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 May 2025
(noun) a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
