1
as in mouth
the jaws of a bird together with their hornlike covering
a finch cracking seeds in its nib
2
as in tip
the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow
make sure the nib has been sharpened before you try to cut anything
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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