GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Nib , n. [A variabt of neb.]
   A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong. “The little nib or fructifying principle.” 
   Sir T. Browne.
   
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   (Zool.) 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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   pl. See his nibs, below.
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   his nibs Someone who gives a command or makes a demand, often one who acts in a self-important manner, sometimes one with authority; -- used mockingly as a jocose term, as if a title of honor, but not usually in the presence of the person referred to, and usually indicating resentment or contempt. [Colloq.]
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