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View synonyms for nubbin
nubbin
[ nuhb-in ]
noun
- a small lump or stunted piece; stub.
- a small or imperfect ear of corn.
- an undeveloped fruit.
nubbin
/ ˈnʌbɪn /
noun
- something small or undeveloped, esp a fruit or ear of corn
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nubbin1
C19: diminutive of nub
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Example Sentences
He took it to bed with him in the loft and read till his 'nubbin' of candle burned out.
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Small nubbin' for all the world, but it stole the hot an' the smell o' the meat.'
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Mother Howard hesitated at the brink of the very nubbin of it all, to Robert Fairchild.
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Bimeby they wa'n't no stick left—only a nubbin, about four inches long, an' it was Rocky's turn.
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Lincoln whispered to his friend, "Did you ever see so small a nubbin that had so much husk on it?"
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