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nob

1

[ nob ]

noun

  1. Slang. the head.
  2. Cribbage. Sometimes his nobs. the jack of the same suit as the card turned up, counting one to the holder.


nob

2

[ nob ]

noun

, Chiefly British Slang.
  1. a person of wealth or social importance.

nob

1

/ nɒb /

noun

  1. the jack of the suit turned up
  2. one for his nob
    the call made with this jack, scoring one point
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


nob

2

/ nɒb /

noun

  1. slang.
    a person of social distinction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

nob

3

/ nɒb /

noun

  1. slang.
    the head
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

nob

4

/ nɒb /

noun

  1. taboo.
    a variant spelling of knob
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈnobby, adjective
  • ˈnobbily, adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nob1

First recorded in 1690–1700; perhaps variant of knob

Origin of nob2

1745–55; earlier knabb (Scots), nab; of uncertain origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nob1

C19: of uncertain origin

Origin of nob2

C19: of uncertain origin

Origin of nob3

C17: perhaps a variant of knob
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Example Sentences

Can I go hob-nob, maybe make some sweet business connections?

Open since 1912, it is a counter with 20 or so seats situated on a busy street in between Nob Hill and Russian Hill.

Gwynne pressed the little gilt nob, and as the lid flew up Isabel cried out, with delight.

It had vanished under a sea of white fog that broke against the ledge of Nob Hill.

That night she had accepted an invitation of some weeks' standing, and was established in the old Yorba mansion on Nob Hill.

She turned west and climbed the almost perpendicular blocks to the summit of Nob Hill.

This comes of your princesses, that turn the world upside down, and demean themselves to hob and nob with these black baldicoots!

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