- nib⇄nib (1), noun, verb, nibbed,nibbing.
- nib⇄nib (2), noun. coffee bean.
expr. nibs, the roasted and crushed seeds of the cacao; cocoa nibs. - nib⇄noun 1a. the point of a pen.
Ex. Ballpoint pens will be tested by the Post Office Department to replace the scratchy, ink-spilling nib pens (Time).
b. either of its parts.
2. the point or tip of anything; peak; point; tip; prong.nib⇄v.t. 1. to mend or replace the nib of (a pen); put a nib in or on.
2. to sharpen or trim the point of (a quill used as a pen); adapt for writing.
Ex. The lawyer nibbed his pen, spread out his paper, and prepared to write (Washington Irving).