nubbin

3 definitions found

nubbin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nubbin \Nub"bin\, n.
     A small or imperfect ear of maize. [Colloq. U. S.]
     [1913 Webster]

nubbin - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nubbin
      n 1: a small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of
           corn)

nubbin - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  91 Moby Thesaurus words for "nubbin":
     bantam, banty, bilge, blain, bleb, blister, blob, boss, bow,
     bubble, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump, bunch, burden, burl, button,
     cahot, chine, chit, clump, condyle, convex, core, crux, diminutive,
     dowel, ear, featherweight, fingerling, flange, flap, gall, gist,
     gnarl, handle, hill, hump, hunch, jog, joggle, kernel, knob, knot,
     knur, knurl, lightweight, lip, loop, lump, matter, meat, mini,
     minikin, minnow, minny, mole, mountain, mouse, nevus, nub, nubble,
     papilloma, peewee, peg, pony, rib, ridge, ring, runt, shoulder,
     shrimp, slip, small fry, snip, snippet, spine, stud, style, tab,
     tit, tubercle, tubercule, upshot, verruca, vesicle, wale, wart,
     welt, wisp