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nub definition

nub (nub)

noun

    1. a knob or lump
    2. a small piece
  2. ☆ Informal the point of a story or gist of a matter

Etymology: var. of knub, for knob

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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