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nub·bin

   [nuhb-in]
noun
1.
a small lump or stunted piece; stub.
2.
a small or imperfect ear of corn.
3.
an undeveloped fruit.
Origin:
1685–95, Americanism; perhaps nub + -in, variant of -ing1
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nubbin (ˈnʌbɪn)
 
—n
chiefly (US), (Canadian) something small or undeveloped, esp a fruit or ear of corn
 
[C19: diminutive of nub]

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nubbin
"dwarfed or imperfect ear of corn," 1692, Amer.Eng. dim. of nub (q.v.).
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