nob
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noun
Slang. the head.
Cribbage. Sometimes his nobs. the jack of the same suit as the card turned up, counting one to the holder.
Origin of nob
1First recorded in 1690–1700; perhaps variant of knob
nob
2[nob]
noun Chiefly British Slang.
Origin of nob
21745–55; earlier knabb (Scots), nab; of uncertain origin
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Contemporary Examples of nob
Open since 1912, it is a counter with 20 or so seats situated on a busy street in between Nob Hill and Russian Hill.
Historical Examples of nob
When he've got a drop in his nob, it's always for singin' he is—an' that's the worst of him.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
Shan't I be glad when I get richer and better known, and hob and nob with him!'
A Pair of Blue EyesThomas Hardy
"Yo' nob'but served him right, I'm thinkin'," said the Master.
Bob, Son of BattleAlfred Ollivant
Hob, nob is applied by Shakspeare to another alternative, viz.
Hob or nob is explained by him to mean "Will you have a glass of wine or not?"
nob
1noun cribbage
Word Origin for nob
C19: of uncertain origin
nob
2noun
Word Origin for nob
C19: of uncertain origin
nob
3noun
Word Origin for nob
C17: perhaps a variant of knob
nob
4noun
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