Definitions
horny projecting mouth of a bird
Word origin
From Middle English neb, from Old English nebb (“beak, nose, face”), from Proto-Germanic *nabją (“beak, nose”). Cognate with Danish næb, Dutch neb, German Schnabel, Old Norse nef, Swedish näbb, Swedish regional näv.
Used in a sentence
“In Acorns the nebb dilating splitteth the two sides, which sometimes lye whole, when the Oak is sproated two handfuls.”
“[…] the standard nebulizer treatment is withheld from the child. […] Other physicians and nurses not associated with the hospital told me […] "the child either needs a neb or doesn't need a neb."”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Beak or nib”3 letters
02“Bill of a bird”3 letters
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