neb

plural nebs · alternative nib

1. dialectalA bird's beak.

   Synonyms: bill, pecker

2. obsoleteA person's mouth.
3. dialectalA person's nose.
4. dialectalThe peak of a flat cap.
5. dialectalThe nose or snout of an animal, now especially of a fish.
6. dialectalA projecting extremity; a point or sharp projection.

   In Acorns the nebb dilating splitteth the two sides, which sometimes lye whole, when the Oak is sproated two handfuls.

   1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society, published 2007, page 183

7. dialectalA nib, as of a pen.

plural nebs

1. abbreviationclippingClipping of nebulizer.

   […] the standard nebulizer treatment is withheld from the child. […] Other physicians and nurses not associated with the hospital told me […] "the child either needs a neb or doesn't need a neb."

   1994, United States House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunities, and Technology, Problems in Securing Informed Consent of Subjects, page 108

1. abbreviationinitialismastronomyInitialism of North Equatorial Band.
2. UKabbreviationhistoricalinitialismInitialism of National Enterprise Board.
3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of New English Bible.

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Nebraska.