nibbed

Variant of nib

nib definition

nib (nib)

noun

  1. the bill or beak of a bird
    1. Historical the split and sharpened end of a quill pen
    2. the point of a pen
  3. the projecting end of anything; point

Etymology: var. of neb

transitive verb nibbed, nibbing nib′·bing

Obsolete to sharpen and split the end of (a quill) to make a pen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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