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 nib  [nib nibs nibbed nibbing] BrE [nɪb]  NAmE [nɪb]   noun
 the metal point of a pen
 
 Word Origin:
 late 16th cent.  (in the sense  ‘beak, nose’): probably from  Middle Dutch nib  or  Middle Low German nibbe, variant of  nebbe ‘beak’.
 
 Example Bank:
 •I dipped the nib into the ink and started to write.
 
 
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