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nub
[nuhb] 
–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. |
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| nub (nŭb) n.
[Variant of knub, probably from Low German knubbe, from Middle Low German, variant of knobbe.] nub'by adj. |
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Nub
Nub\, v. t. [Cf. Knob.] To push; to nudge; also, to beckon. [Prov. Eng.]Nub
Nub\, n. A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story. [Colloq.]
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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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