his nibs
A jack turned up by the dealerA jack turned up by the dealer.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A jack turned up by the dealer.
Two for his nibs.
Origin
Derives from the early 19th century in literature. From the British, it was noticed that nDerives from the early 19th century in literature. From the British, it was noticed that nabs was in use; from the Dutch was seen as nebs.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedhis nob
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.