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nub

  [nuhb]
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–noun
1. the point, gist, or heart of something.
2. a knob or protuberance.
3. a lump or small piece: a nub of coal; a nub of pencil.
4. a small mass of fibers produced on a card, dyed brilliant colors, and introduced into yarn during the spinning process.
Also, knub.

Origin:
1585–95; < LG, MLG knubbe; cf. knob
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nub   (nŭb)   
n.  

  1. A protuberance or knob.

  2. A small lump.

  3. The essence; the core: the nub of a story.


[Variant of knub, probably from Low German knubbe, from Middle Low German, variant of knobbe.]
nub'by adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

nub 
1594, variant of dialectal knub, probably a variant of knob. Figurative meaning "point, gist" first recorded 1834.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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