neb Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
    snout.
  2. noun horny projecting mouth of a bird
    nib; pecker; bill; beak.

WordNet

Neb noun
Etymology
AS. nebb head, face; akin to D. neb, Icel. nef, beak of a bird, nose, Dan. næb beak, bill, Sw. näbb, näf, and prob. also to D. sneb, snavel, bill, beak, G. schnabel, Dan. & Sw. snabel, and E. snap. Cf. Nib, Snap, Snaffle.
Definitions
  1. The nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as of a pen. Also written nib. Shak.

Webster 1913