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A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.

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  1. n. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.
  2. n. The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
  3. n. The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.
  4. n. One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon.
  5. v. t. To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.
  6. n. the writing point of a pen
  7. n. horny projecting mouth of a bird
  8. 1. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong. "The little nib or fructifying principle." Sir T. Browne. 2. (Zoöl.) 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. To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.
  9. n:100 n. the writing point of a pen