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Nubble vs Nybble - What's the difference?

nubble | nybble |

As nouns the difference between nubble and nybble

is that nubble is a small knob or lump while nybble is (computing) half of a byte, ie four bits.

As a verb nubble

is (obsolete) to beat or bruise with the fist.

nubble

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small knob or lump.
  • *1897 , Kipling, Captains Courageous ,
    • Harvey saw with disgust that there were no sheets on his bed-place. He was lying on a piece of dingy ticking full of lumps and nubbles .

    Verb

    (nubbl)
  • (obsolete) To beat or bruise with the fist.
    • (Ainsworth)
    (Webster 1913)

    nybble

    English

    Alternative forms

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) Half of a byte, i.e. four bits