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nab

nab is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.(Firearms) The cock of a gunlock. Knight.
  2. 2.(Locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot. Knight.
  3. 3.To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.] Smollett.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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