nibs

noun

Meaning

The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.
The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
Bits of trapped dust or other foreign material that form imperfections in painted or varnished surfaces.
A piece of a roasted, hulled cocoa bean.
A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.
One of the handles projecting from a scythe snath.
(after possessive pronoun) An important or self-important person.
(19th century, after possessive pronoun) Self.
A jack turned up by the dealer. (see also nob)

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