neb

[ neb ]

/ nɛb /

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noun Scot.

a bill or beak, as of a bird.

the nose, especially of an animal.

the tip or pointed end of anything.

the nib of a pen.

Obsolete. a person's mouth.

Nearby words

Origin of neb

before 900; Middle English nebbe, Old English nebb, cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German nebbe, Old Norse nef. See nib

Definition for neb (2 of 2)

Neb.

Nebraska.

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Examples from the Web for neb

"You were born too soon, Pencroft," returned Neb, who only took part in the discussion by these words.
Abandoned|Jules Verne
“I would fire on him as I would on a mad dog, Neb,” replied Pencroft coldly.
The Secret of the Island|W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne)
"An' he was powerful sassy in the bargain," Holton went on, full of malice, hoping to make Neb suffer for defying him.
In Old Kentucky|Edward Marshall and Charles T. Dazey
As for the man at the wheel, Neb could have thrown him half-way up to the mizen-top, on an emergency.
Miles Wallingford|James Fenimore Cooper

Neb steered the ship, as one would have guided a pilot-boat.
Miles Wallingford|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for neb (1 of 2)

neb

/ (nɛb) /

noun archaic, or dialect

mainly Scot and Northern English the peak of a cap

the beak of a bird or the nose or snout of an animal

a person's mouth or nose

the projecting part or end of anything

a peak, esp in N England
a prominent gritstone overhang

Word Origin for neb

Old English nebb; related to Old Norse nef, Old High German snabul (German Schnabel)

British Dictionary definitions for neb (2 of 2)

NEB

abbreviation for

New English Bible

(the former) National Enterprise Board

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

Word Origin and History for neb

neb

"beak or bill of a bird," Old English nebb "beak, nose; face, countenance; beak-shaped thing," common Germanic (cf. Old Norse nef "beak, nose," Middle Dutch nebbe "beak," Old High German snabul, German Schnabel "beak," Old Frisian snavel "mouth"), of uncertain origin.