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Definition of Nubble
1. Noun. A small lump or protuberance.
Generic synonyms: Bulge, Bump, Excrescence, Extrusion, Gibbosity, Gibbousness, Hump, Jut, Prominence, Protrusion, Protuberance, Swelling
Derivative terms: Nubby, Nubbly
Definition of Nubble
1. v. t. To beat or bruise with the fist.
Definition of Nubble
1. Verb. (obsolete) To beat or bruise with the fist. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nubble
1. a small nub [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nubble
Literary usage of Nubble
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Flying Above the Coast of New England (2007)
"The "nubble" is a rocky little island shoal that is almost within jumping distance
from the eastern point of Cape Neddick. Sohier Park provides an excellent ..."
2. At Home and at School by Charles Francis King (1892)
"... passed many points of interest, among which were York, the " nubble," Wells
Beach, Kennebunkport, and Old Orchard Beach. ..."
3. The American Geologist: A Monthly Journal of Geology and Allied Sciences by Newton Horace Winchell (1890)
"But on the next day when going and returning from the Aar glacier and passing a
glacially smoothed and polished nubble of granite which stood directly in ..."
4. The History of the State of Maine: From Its First Discovery, A. D. 1602, to by William Durkee Williamson (1839)
"On the southwest of the river, and at the upper end of Long-sands-bay, is the
nubble, which is nothing more than a nubble, small hillock. This nubble is the ..."
5. Daytrips New England: 50 One-Day Adventures by Earl Steinbicker (2000)
"Continue along US-1A past Long Sands Beach, then turn right on nubble ...
Continuing around on nubble Road and Broadway eventually gets you back on US-1A. ..."
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