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Nib

Nib Meaning & Definition
Nib Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nib?

[n] horny projecting mouth of a bird
[n] the writing point of a pen

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nib: beak | bill | neb | pecker | pen nib

Related Terms | Find terms related to Nib: aculeus | acumination | antlia | auger | beak | beezer | bill | bit | bitter end | borer | bottom dollar | boundary | bugle | butt | butt end | conk | cusp | drill | extreme | extremity | fag end | farthest bound | jumping-off place | limit | mucro | muffle | muzzle | nares | neb | needle | nose | nostrils | nozzle | olfactory organ | pecker | point | pole | prick | prickle | proboscis | rhinarium | rostrum | schnozzle | smeller | snoot | snout | sting | stub | stump | tag | tag end | tail | tail end | Thule | tip | trunk | Ultima Thule

See Also | bird | mouth | pen | point

Nib In Webster's Dictionary

\Nib\, n. [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. (Zo["o]l.) 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}.] To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.

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