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UK
/nˈʌbɪn/
]
NOUN
- a small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn)
How To Use nubbin In A Sentence
- The ‘hammer’ and ‘anvil’ bones of the mammalian ear are descendants of these nubbins.
- The fans are snubbing live BSkyB coverage of the Premier League at £304 million over five years.
- The government denied the logging ban was an election stunt and said the state's conservationists had failed a test of their credibility by snubbing efforts to save the forest.
- He believes that by scaring a horse, such as sacking them out incorrectly, snubbing, or tying a scary object to the saddle to where the horse has no means of escape will lead to a nervous or spooky horse.
- My lump was just a lump, a pea-sized nubbin of nothing-to-worry-about.
- His feet kept slipping, and the handholds - tiny quartz crystal nubbins in the granite - were worn smooth and offered little purchase.
- I agree john q public has no idea whats going on at the meetings. prime examples are all of these blogs. only one side or part of the story is presented. also most people don't know about them and why it is even important for them to attend. and by the time they get home from their mind nubbing jobs, they don't want to go to a meeting and listne to some blowhard who reminds them to much of their idiot boss or know-it-all father-in-law. Fair Use
- There are a number of strange new interface widgits around the place, including a kind of tiny, almost unnoticeable nubbin that allows you to drag entirely random panes out the side of other panes.
- That's not snubbing Scotland, but I just want to concentrate on playing in the Premiership.
- From rival rallies and refusing to relinquish the title president or his seat in Parliament, to snubbing Mogoba's overtures and then forming the Positive Action Council, Makwetu became a destructive force. ANC Daily News Briefing