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Definitions for: Neb
[n] horny projecting mouth of a bird
[n] a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
Webster (1913) Definition: Neb, n. [AS. nebb head, face; akin to D. neb, Icel. nef,
beak of a bird, nose, Dan. n[ae]b beak, bill, Sw. n["a]bb,
n["a]f, 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.
Synonyms: beak, bill, nib, pecker, snout
See Also: bird, mouth, muzzle, nose, olfactory organ, proboscis, trunk
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