nib¹ /nib/

1. Something small and pointed
2. The writing point of a pen, esp a fountain pen
3. A bird's bill
4. A peak
5. A projecting point or spike
6. A timber carriage pole
7. A handle on a scythe's shaft (dialect)
8. (in pl) crushed coffee or cocoa beans
9. (in pl) included particles in varnish, wool, etc

1. To provide with a nib
2. To point
3. To mend the nib of
4. To reduce to nibs

nibbed adjective

1. Having a nib
2. (eg of nuts) roughly crushed

nib² /nib/ (slang)

1. A person of the upper classes
2. A person of importance or appearance of importance

his nibs or her nibs

1. A mock title used for an important or self-important person, himself or herself
2. His or her mightiness

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