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nubble
nub·ble
/
ˈnʌb
əl
/
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[
nuhb
-
uh
l
]
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noun
1.
a small lump or piece.
2.
a small knob or protuberance.
Origin:
1810–20;
nub
+
-le
(diminutive suffix)
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nubble
(ˈnʌb
ə
l)
—
n
a small lump
[C19: diminutive of
nub
]
'nubbly
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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