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Webster 1913 Edition

Neb

Neb

(nĕb)
,
Noun.
[AS.
nebb
head, face; akin to D.
neb
, Icel.
nef
, beak of a bird, nose, Dan.
naeb
beak, bill, Sw.
näbb
,
näf
, 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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Neb

NEB

,
Noun.
[G. In the different dialects, it signifies a bill, beak, the nose, or the face, from extending or shooting. It is also written nib.] The nose; the beak of a fowl; the bill; the mouth.

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