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Meaning of nib in English
Pronunciation
/nɪb/
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Noun
nib
Etymology
late 16th century (in the sense ‘beak, nose’): probably from Middle Dutch nib or Middle Low German nibbe, variant of nebbe‘beak’ (see neb)
Definitions
1.
the writing point of a pen
2.
horny projecting mouth of a bird