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NUBBIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nubbin mean?
• NUBBIN (noun)
The noun NUBBIN has 1 sense:
1. a small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn)
Familiarity information: NUBBIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("nubbin" is a kind of...):
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