neb

Meaning

Noun

• A bird's beak or bill.
• A person's mouth.
• A person's nose.
• The peak of a flat cap.
• The nose or snout of an animal, now especially of a fish.
• A projecting extremity; a point or sharp projection.
• A nib, as of a pen.

Origin

• From Middle English neb, from Old English nebb, from Proto-Germanic *nabją. Cognate with Danish næb, Dutch neb, German Schnabel, Old Norse nef, Swedish näbb, Swedish regional näv.