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neb | reb |

As a proper noun reb is

shortened form of rebecca.

neb

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (now dialectal) A bird's beak or bill.
  • (obsolete) A person's mouth.
  • (now dialectal) A person's nose.
  • (now dialectal) The nose or snout of an animal, now especially of a fish.
  • (now dialectal) A projecting extremity; a point or sharp projection.
  • * 1658', In Acorns the '''nebb dilating splitteth the two sides, which sometimes lye whole, when the Oak is sproated two handfuls. — Sir Thomas Browne, ''The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 183)
  • (now dialectal) A nib, as of a pen.

    • Derived terms

    * nebby (Geordie)

    References

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    Anagrams

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    reb

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A Confederate soldier.

    • Related terms

    * Johnny Reb * rebel

    Noun

    (head)
  • Shortened form of Rebbe.
  • An honorific used by traditional Jews.

    • Anagrams

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