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noun Scot.
1.
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
2.
the nose, especially of an animal.
3.
the tip or pointed end of anything.
4.
the nib of a pen.
5.
Obsolete. a person's mouth.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English nebbe, Old English nebb, cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German nebbe, Old Norse nef. See nib
before 900; Middle English nebbe, Old English nebb, cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German nebbe, Old Norse nef. See nib
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| —abbreviation for | |
| 1. | New English Bible |
| 2. | (the former) National Enterprise Board |
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Word Origin & History
neb
"beak or bill of a bird," O.E. nebb "beak, nose, face," common Gmc. (cf. O.N. nef "beak, nose," Ger. Schnabel "beak," O.Fris. snavel "mouth"), perhaps somehow connected with the source of nave (2).
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neb(bish) definition[ˈnɛb(ɪʃ)]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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