NOB


Meaning of NOB in English

nob 1

/nob/ , n.

1. Slang. the head.

2. Cribbage. Sometimes, his nobs . the jack of the same suit as the card turned up, counting one to the holder.

[ 1690-1700; perh. var. of KNOB ]

nob 2

/nob/ , n. Chiefly Brit. Slang.

a person of wealth or social importance.

[ 1745-55; earlier knabb (Scots), nab; of uncert. orig. ]

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