nib Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the writing point of a pen
    pen nib.
  2. noun horny projecting mouth of a bird
    pecker; bill; neb; beak.

WordNet

Nib noun
Etymology
A variabt of neb.
Definitions
  1. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong. "The little nib or fructifying principle." Sir T. Browne.
  2. (Zoöl.) The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
  3. The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.
  4. One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, Prov. Eng., the shaft of a wagon.
Nib transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Nebbed ; present participle & verbal noun Nibbing
Definitions
  1. To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.

Webster 1913