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nob
1[ nob ]
noun
- Slang. the head.
- Cribbage. Sometimes his nobs. the jack of the same suit as the card turned up, counting one to the holder.
nob
2[ nob ]
noun
- a person of wealth or social importance.
nob
1/ nɒb /
noun
- the jack of the suit turned up
- one for his nobthe call made with this jack, scoring one point
nob
2/ nɒb /
noun
- slang.a person of social distinction
nob
3/ nɒb /
noun
- slang.the head
nob
4/ nɒb /
noun
- taboo.a variant spelling of knob
Derived Forms
- ˈnobby, adjective
- ˈnobbily, adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of nob2
Word History and Origins
Origin of nob1
Origin of nob2
Origin of nob3
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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