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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Hardly anybody remembered and none alluded to the fact that the millionaire of Horsford was only two removes from old Sal Smith of Nubbin Ridge.
From Bricks Without Straw by Tourgée, Albion Winegar
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
Living in quaint old "Nubbin Ridge," could not, to say the most, be called illustrious.
From The Homesteader A Novel by Micheaux, Oscar
When a man went to rent a farm in "Nubbin Ridge" he was considered all in, down and out....
From The Homesteader A Novel by Micheaux, Oscar
Papa and Bill and George have just completed picking corn—nubbins, the kind and only thing that grows in Nubbin Ridge.
From The Homesteader A Novel by Micheaux, Oscar
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