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nub

UK/nuːb/ US/nub/ rare informal obsolete slang vulgar

noun

1.

a small lump or protuberance

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2.

a small piece

  • “a nub of coal”
  • “a stub of a pencil”
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3.

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

  • “the gist of the prosecutor”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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Origin

Either directly from Middle Low German, or from knub, from a Middle Low German word (compare Low German Knubbel, Knobbel (“knot; lump”)). Compare knob.

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