slovodefinícia
his nibs
(encz)
his nibs,
his nibs
(gcide)
Nib \Nib\ (n[i^]b), n. [A variabt of neb.]
1. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong. "The
little nib or fructifying principle." --Sir T. Browne.
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2. (Zool.) The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
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3. The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a
short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.
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4. One of the handles which project from a scythe snath;
also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon.
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5. pl. See his nibs, below.
[PJC]

his nibs Someone who gives a command or makes a demand,
often one who acts in a self-important manner, sometimes
one with authority; -- used mockingly as a jocose term, as
if a title of honor, but not usually in the presence of
the person referred to, and usually indicating resentment
or contempt. [Colloq.]
[PJC]
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