What does "nib" mean?
Nib: (Zoöl.) The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
Additional senses
- 2.The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.
- 3.One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon.
- 4.To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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