neb
English
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Etymology
From Middle English neb, from Old English nebb (“beak, nose, face”), from Proto-Germanic *nabją (“beak, nose”). Cognate with Danish næb, Dutch neb, German Schnabel, Old Norse nef, Swedish näbb, Swedish regional näv.
Pronunciation
Noun
neb (plural nebs)
- (now dialectal) A bird's beak or bill.
- (obsolete) A person's mouth.
- (now dialectal) A person's nose.
- (now dialectal) The peak of a flat cap.
- (now dialectal) The nose or snout of an animal, now especially of a fish.
- (now dialectal) A projecting extremity; a point or sharp projection.
- 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society 2007, p. 183:
- In Acorns the nebb dilating splitteth the two sides, which sometimes lye whole, when the Oak is sproated two handfuls.
- 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society 2007, p. 183:
- (now dialectal) A nib, as of a pen.
Derived terms
- nebby (Geordie)
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References
- “neb”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “neb”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
- Template:R:Northeast Dialect 2005
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Further reading
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Pronoun
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References
- Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)
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