nibs

The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.

The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.

Bits of trapped dust or other foreign material that form imperfections in painted or varnished surfaces.

A piece of a roasted, hulled cocoa bean.

A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.

One of the handles projecting from a scythe snath.

The shaft of a wagon.

(after possessive pronoun) An important or self-important person.

(19th century, after possessive pronoun) Self.

A jack turned up by the dealer. (see also nob)

“Two for his nibs.”