nib

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Noun

1. The tip of a [[pen]] or tool that touches the surface, transferring [[ink]] to paper.
2. {{senseid|en|Q31528}} {{lb|en|now|dialectal}} A bird's [[beak#English:_Q31528|beak]].
3. Bits of trapped dust or other foreign material that form imperfections in painted or varnished surfaces.
4. A piece of a roasted, hulled [[cocoa]] bean.
5. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a [[prong]].
6. One of the [[handle]]s projecting from a [[scythe]] [[snath]].
7. The [[shaft]] of a [[wagon]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To fit (a pen) with a nib.

Adjective

1. {{abbreviation of|en|[[new]] [[in]] [[box]]}}: {{ng| Of a product that is the subject of a [[consumer]] [[sale]]: [[new]] and still in its [[original]] [[packaging]]; not [[used]]. }}

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