nib

Pronunciation: /nɪb/

The English word “nib” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.
A bird's beak.
Bits of trapped dust or other foreign material that form imperfections in painted or varnished surfaces.
A piece of a roasted, hulled cocoa bean.
A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.
One of the handles projecting from a scythe snath.
The shaft of a wagon.

From a variant of neb, perhaps due to association with nibble.

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