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What does the noun nob mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun nob. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the noun nob?
Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English
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How is the noun nob pronounced?
British English
/nɒb/
nob
U.S. English
/nɑb/
nahb
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Where does the noun nob come from?
Earliest known use
late 1600s
The earliest known use of the noun nob is in the late 1600s.
OED's earliest evidence for nob is from 1676, in Minute Bk. Inverness Tailors.
nob is perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item.
Etymons: nab n.2, nob n.3
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