nob

[ nob ]

/ nɒb /

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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.

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Origin of nob

First recorded in 1690–1700; perhaps variant of knob

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH nob

knob, nob

Words nearby nob

Noah, Noah and the Flood, Noahide Laws, Noah's Ark, Noah's Dove, nob, no ball, nobble, nobbut, nobby, Nobel

Other definitions for nob (2 of 2)

nob²

[ nob ]

/ nɒb /

noun Chiefly British Slang.

a person of wealth or social importance.

Origin of nob

1745–55; earlier knabb (Scots), nab; of uncertain origin

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How to use nob in a sentence

Can I go hob-nob, maybe make some sweet business connections?
Meeting Merkel, Schmoozing With Charlize: 10 Things You Need to Know About the World Economic Forum in Davos|Winston Ross|January 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Open since 1912, it is a counter with 20 or so seats situated on a busy street in between Nob Hill and Russian Hill.
The Easygoing Flair of San Francisco|Jolie Hunt|April 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Gwynne pressed the little gilt nob, and as the lid flew up Isabel cried out, with delight.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
It had vanished under a sea of white fog that broke against the ledge of Nob Hill.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

That night she had accepted an invitation of some weeks' standing, and was established in the old Yorba mansion on Nob Hill.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
She turned west and climbed the almost perpendicular blocks to the summit of Nob Hill.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
This comes of your princesses, that turn the world upside down, and demean themselves to hob and nob with these black baldicoots!
The Saint's Tragedy|Charles Kingsley

British Dictionary definitions for nob (1 of 4)

nob¹

/ (nɒb) /

noun cribbage

the jack of the suit turned up

one for his nob the call made with this jack, scoring one point

Word Origin for nob

C19: of uncertain origin

British Dictionary definitions for nob (2 of 4)

nob²

/ (nɒb) /

noun

slang, mainly British a person of social distinction

Derived forms of nob

nobby, adjectivenobbily, adverb

Word Origin for nob

C19: of uncertain origin

British Dictionary definitions for nob (3 of 4)

nob³

/ (nɒb) /

noun

slang the head

Word Origin for nob

C17: perhaps a variant of knob

British Dictionary definitions for nob (4 of 4)

nob⁴

/ (nɒb) /

noun

a variant spelling of knob (def. 4) taboo

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