nibbed Definition

nib
noun

1. The writing-point of a pen, especially a metal one with a divided tip.
2. A point or spike.
3. A bird's bill.
4. Crushed coffee or cocoa beans.

Form: nibs
5. Small particles or lumps in varnish or wool, etc.

Form: nibs

verb nibbed, nibbing

1. To provide with a pen-point or nib.
2. To reduce to nibs.

Derivative: nibbed

With a nib.

Said of nuts, etc: roughly crushed.

Etymology: 16c, meaning ‘a bird's beak'.