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Definition of Nubbin
1. Noun. A small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn).
Definition of Nubbin
1. n. A small or imperfect ear of maize.
Definition of Nubbin
1. Noun. A stub, especially a stub of undeveloped corn or fruit or nipple. ¹
2. Noun. (informal) A small protuberance, bud, bump, knob, or the like. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nubbin
1. an undeveloped fruit [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nubbin
Literary usage of Nubbin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Agriculture, Southern and Western by W. C. Welborn, H. Ness, Charles Emerson Sanborn, R. P. Marstellar (1908)
"In that case the nubbin would make as good seed as the fine ear, if the grains
are as sound and individually as large. Even if the fine ear is crossed with ..."
2. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1850 [The horses] had to trust the chances of a stray nubbin falling through the
... 1860 [Seward] will do more for the South than any of your nubbin men. ..."
3. Farm and School Problems for High Schools and Normals by Henry Louis Goll (1915)
"If the average yield in a state is 38 bushels per acre, and the average car is
a four-ounce nubbin, how many bushels is the yield per ounce? 2. ..."
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