Neb \Neb\, n. [AS. nebb head, face; akin to D. neb, Icel. nef,
beak of a bird, nose, Dan. n[ae]b beak, bill, Sw. n["a]bb,
n["a]f, and prob. also to D. sneb, snavel, bill, beak, G.
schnabel, Dan. & Sw. snabel, and E. snap. Cf. Nib, Snap,
Snaffle.]
The nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as
of a pen. [Also written nib.]
--Shak.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Nib \Nib\, n. [A variabt of neb.]
1. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong. ``The
little nib or fructifying principle.'' --Sir T. Browne.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
3. The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a
short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.
4. One of the handles which project from a scythe snath;
also, [Prov. Eng.]
, the shaft of a wagon.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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