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nob noun [ nɒb ]

• a person of wealth or high social position.
• "it was quite a do—all the nobs were there"
Origin: late 17th century (originally Scots as knab ): of unknown origin.

nob noun

• a person's head.
Origin: late 17th century: apparently a variant of knob.

one for his nob

• (in cribbage) a bonus point scored for holding the jack of the same suit as the card turned up by the dealer.



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