English
Etymology
OE. nebb �beak, nose, face�, from Ger.. Cognate with Dutch #Dutch|neb, Swedish regional näv.
Pronunciation
IPA|/n�b/
:rhymes|�b
Noun
en-noun
- context|now dialectal A bird's beak or bill.
- obsolete A person's mouth.
- context|now dialectal A person's nose.
- context|now dialectal The nose or snout of an animal, now especially of a fish.
- context|now dialectal A projecting extremity; a point or sharp projection.
#*1658: In Acorns the nebb dilating splitteth the two sides, which sometimes lye whole, when the Oak is sproated two handfuls. � Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 183)
- context|now dialectal A nib, as of a pen.
Derived terms
nebby Geordie
References
R:Webster 1913
R:Online Etymology Dictionary
R:Todds Geordie 1977
R:Northumberland 1880
R:Northeast Dialect 2005
Category:Geordie
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