nib

Definitions

1. 1.(Zoöl.) The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
2. 2.The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.
3. 3.One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon.
4. 4.To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.

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

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Definition-first questions whose answer is nib.

• What is the bill or beak of a bird; the neb called?
• What is the points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder called?
• What is one of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon called?
• What is to furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen called?