nubbin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈnʌbɪn/
Etymology
Perhaps nub + -in.
Meanings
- A stub, especially a stub of undeveloped corn or fruit or nipple.
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(informal) A small protuberance, bud, bump, or knob.
As an avid button collector, I have had to develop an efficient way of removing the nubbin of thread from the buttonhole.
She walks to the next room, a little larger, holding a double bed. The shade is half drawn, and low light gives each nubbin of the bedspread a shadow.
1960, John Updike, 'Rabbit, Run', page 67:
- (euphemistic, slang, vulgar) Synonym of clitoris.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nubbins | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| nubbing | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |