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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

2 entries under this word

Nab

Năb, n.

noun

n. [A-S. cnæp. See KNAP, KNOP, and KNOB.] The summit of a mountain or rock. [Prov. Eng.]

Năb, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. NABBED; p. pr. & vb. n. NABBING.] [Dan. nappe, Sw. nappa, D. & Ger. knappen. See KNAP and KNAB.] To catch suddenly; to seize by a sudden grasp or thrust. [Col-log.]