Nib

n. [See NEB, the same word differently written.] 1. Something small and pointed; a point; a prong. In the little nib or fructifying principle, the motion is regular. Browne. 2. Specifically, (a.) The bill or beak of a bird; the neb. (b.) The point of a pen. (c.) The handle of a scythe. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. (d.) The shaft of a wagon. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.