nubbin
Americannoun
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a small lump or stunted piece; stub.
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a small or imperfect ear of corn.
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an undeveloped fruit.
noun
Etymology
Origin of nubbin
Example Sentences
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Any one that had any energy, any spark of ambition, would grow restless or crazy in Nubbin Ridge!
From The Homesteader A Novel by Micheaux, Oscar
Not that she hoped that doing so would bring her anything, but because in her little life in "Nubbin Ridge" there was so little to break the usual monotonous routine.
From The Homesteader A Novel by Micheaux, Oscar
While the family was in Oklahoma, Will—who was about 20—taught school two terms at Nubbin Ridge, somewhere near Duncan.
From The Life of Me; an autobiography by Johnson, Clarence Edgar
Living in quaint old "Nubbin Ridge," could not, to say the most, be called illustrious.
From The Homesteader A Novel by Micheaux, Oscar
Me being involved in anything; I, of "Nubbin Ridge!"
From The Homesteader A Novel by Micheaux, Oscar
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