NIB
\nˈɪb], \nˈɪb], \n_ˈɪ_b]\
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The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
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The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.
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One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon.
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To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.
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The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
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The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.
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One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon.
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To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
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