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nob 1  (nb)
n.
1. Slang The human head.
2. The jack of the same suit as the card turned up by the dealer in cribbage, scoring one point for the holder.

[Perhaps variant of knob.]

nob 2  (nb)
n. Chiefly British Slang
A person of wealth or social standing: "The nobs were forever snubbing the snobs" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).

[Possibly from nob or knob.]

nob1
n Cribbage
1. (Group Games / Card Games) the jack of the suit turned up
(Group Games / Card Games)
one for his nob the call made with this jack, scoring one point
[of uncertain origin]

nob2
n
Slang chiefly Brit a person of social distinction
[of uncertain origin]
nobby  adj
nobbily  adv

nob3
n
Slang the head
[perhaps a variant of knob]

nob4
n
a variant spelling of knob [4]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.nobnob - informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person
man of means, rich man, wealthy man - a man who is wealthy

nob
noun (Slang) aristocrat, fat cat (slang, chiefly U.S.), toff (Brit. slang), bigwig (informal), celeb (informal), big shot (informal), big hitter (informal), aristo (informal), heavy hitter (informal), nabob (informal), V.I.P. The crook revealed how he mixed with nobs as he pretended to be an aristocrat.
Translations
nob1 [nɒb] N (Anat) → mollera f, coco m, cholla f (Mex)
nob2 [nɒb] N (Brit) (= toff, person of importance) → potentado/a m/f
nob1
n (inf)einer der besseren Leute (inf); all the nobsall die besseren Leute (inf), → alles, was Rang und Namen hat

nob2
n (inf: = head) → Rübe f (inf)
nob [nɒb] n (old) (fam) → persona altolocata
nob [nɒb] n (old) (fam) → persona altolocata


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Leave off rattlin' that 'ere nob o' yourn, if you don't want it to come off the springs altogether,' said Sam impatiently, 'and behave reasonable.
This animal is Sir Huddlestone Fuddlestone's favourite horse the Nob.
This young man was the nephew of one of the Nob Hill magnates, who run the San Francisco Stock Exchange, much as more humble adventurers, in the corner of some public park at home, may be seen to perform the simple artifice of pea and thimble: for their own profit, that is to say, and the discouragement of public gambling.
 
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