01 n. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.
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1.
A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.
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2.
The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.(Zool.)
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3.
The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.
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One of the handles which project from a scythe snath;[Prov. Eng.]
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5.
See his nibs, below.
Phrases & compounds
his nibs —
Someone who gives a command or makes a demand, often one who acts in a self-important manner, sometimes one with authority; -- used mockingly as a jocose term, as if a title of honor, but not usually in the presence of the person referred to, and usually indicating resentment or contempt.