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• Neb

  ·noun The nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as of a pen. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• neb

  or NIB The bill of a bird, and the slit of a pen. Figuratively, the face and mouth of a woman; as, ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• neb

  This word, the Ang.-Sax. nebb, face as well as nose, is sometimes used for ness (which see). Also, a...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Neb-neb

  ·noun ·same·as <<Bablh>>. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• whinner-neb

  a meagre, thin-faced man, with a sharp nose ; perhaps from some bird that feeds, or is bred among wh...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• coulter-neb

  A name of the puffin (Fratercula arctica). ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book