nubbin
a small lump or stunted piece; stub.
a small or imperfect ear of corn.
an undeveloped fruit.
Origin of nubbin
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How to use nubbin in a sentence
And in the corn-field, that promised nubbins instead of the usual husking, there shone too soon a glimmer of gold.
The Biography of a Prairie Girl | Eleanor GatesWhen ripe it is only three or four feet in height, or less than half the average of our New England growth, the ears mere nubbins.
Due South or Cuba Past and Present | Maturin M. BallouI brought firewood to the kitchen and broke nubbins for the calves and shelled corn for the chickens.
A Son of the Middle Border | Hamlin GarlandThree of these "nubbins," which had been preserved, I saw many years after the war.
The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson | Edward A. MooreAt last, Joe Devins summoned returning neighbors, who came to the rescue, and the poor nubbins were left to the rats once more.
The Only Woman in the Town | Sarah J. Prichard
British Dictionary definitions for nubbin
/ (ˈnʌbɪn) /
mainly US and Canadian something small or undeveloped, esp a fruit or ear of corn
Origin of nubbin
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