Pronunciation : Nib
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [A variabt of neb.]
Definition : 1. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong. "The little nib or fructifying principle." Sir T. Browne.
2. (Zo?l.)
Defn: The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
3. The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.
4. One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Nib
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.
t. [imp. & p. p. Nebbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Nibbing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913