Nib
Nib (nib) , noun
[A variabt of neb.]
1.
A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.
The little nib or fructifying principle.
2.
(Zoology) The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
3.
The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.
4.
One of the handles which project from a scythe snath;
the shaft of a wagon. [Provincial English]
5.
See his nibs, below.
Collocations (1)
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. [Colloquial]
Nib , transitive verb
To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.