[nɪb], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the pointed end part of a pen, which distributes the ink on the writing surface

- shelled and crushed coffee or cocoa beans

- a speck of solid matter in a coat of paint or varnish


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Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘beak, nose’): probably from Middle Dutch nib or Middle Low German nibbe, variant of nebbe ‘beak’ (see neb)