nibs
his / her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical: His nibs wants fresh strawberries in December.
Origin of nibs
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How to use nibs in a sentence
Well, they wants to kill his nibs and all the dookes, to make one of their own crowd king.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanOne of the parts, or nibs, is cut off close to the handle and the remaining one sharpened on both edges at the point.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousI am no good at French, so indulge in a game of nibs with my neighbour, who does not love ‘parley-voo’ any more than I do.
The Story of the "Britannia" | E. P. StathamWhen sufficiently boiled, strain the cocoa from the nibs, mix it with equal proportions of milk, and sweeten with sugar.
A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes | Charles Elm FrancatelliNo, Jimmy did not know of this strenuous course of nibs' training.
Ann Arbor Tales | Karl Edwin Harriman
British Dictionary definitions for nibs
/ (nɪbz) /
his nibs (functioning as singular) slang a mock title used of someone in authority
Origin of nibs
1Collins 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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