nubbin
a small lump or stunted piece; stub.
a small or imperfect ear of corn.
an undeveloped fruit.
Origin of nubbin
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How to use nubbin in a sentence
Linn’s sly sense of humor resurfaces in the terrific “Porky Marge,” a margherita pizza punctuated with crisp nubbins of bacon and showered with Romano cheese.
We know how unlikely it is that Cassie, who has been depicted as a worn-down nubbin of PTSD through most of the film, would be able to get her revenge from beyond the grave.
Promising Young Woman’s explosive ending and Best Picture chances, explained | Emily VanDerWerff | April 16, 2021 | VoxHe took it to bed with him in the loft and read till his 'nubbin' of candle burned out.
The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln | Francis Fisher BrowneSmall nubbin' for all the world, but it stole the hot an' the smell o' the meat.'
Mother Howard hesitated at the brink of the very nubbin of it all, to Robert Fairchild.
The Cross-Cut | Courtney Ryley Cooper
Bimeby they wa'n't no stick left—only a nubbin, about four inches long, an' it was Rocky's turn.
The Turtles of Tasman | Jack LondonLincoln whispered to his friend, "Did you ever see so small a nubbin that had so much husk on it?"
The Battle of Principles | Newell Dwight Hillis
British Dictionary definitions for nubbin
/ (ˈnʌbɪn) /
mainly US and Canadian something small or undeveloped, esp a fruit or ear of corn
Origin of nubbin
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