neb

[neb]

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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.

Origin of neb

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

Neb.

Nebraska.

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Related Words for neb

snout, top, edge, deadline, term, point, muzzle, proboscis, projection, nozzle, bill, prow, nib, mandible, pecker, stump, tip, bound, stub, borderline

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Historical Examples of neb

Neb then thought of employing Jup, and confiding a note to him.
The Secret of the Island
W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne)
They had no news from Neb, but were not uneasy on that account.
The Secret of the Island
W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne)
“As Neb says, I should just like to ketch yer at it,” roared Blane.
Sail Ho!
George Manville Fenn
Rayther hot in there, sir, and Neb had swallowed up all the fresh air there was.
Sail Ho!
George Manville Fenn
“Hold your tongue, Neb, and let the doctor tie you up,” growled Bob Hampton.
Sail Ho!
George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for neb

neb

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)

NEB

abbreviation for

New English Bible

(the former) National Enterprise Board

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Word Origin and History for 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.