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Definition of Nubby
1. Adjective. Of textiles; having a rough surface. "A sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns"
Similar to: Rough, Unsmooth
Derivative terms: Homespun, Nubble, Nub, Nubbiness, Tweed, Tweediness
Definition of Nubby
1. Adjective. knobbly ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nubby
1. having nubs [adj -BIER, -BIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nubby
Literary usage of Nubby
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Peasant Speech of Devon: With Other Matters Connected Therewith by Sarah Hewett (1892)
"nubby = nose. A child having fallen down and hurt his nose, his mother in trying
to comfort him, said : ' What's the matter then, my dear ? ..."
2. A Memorial, Addressed to the Court of Directors of the Honorable the East by James Welsh (1830)
"Then Abdul nubby told him that Sheik Hyder was a bad man, and would sacrifice
... Two or three days after, Abdul nubby came to the Witness with another ..."
3. The Law of Evidence in Civil Cases by Burr W. Jones (1908)
"Ho-yo-po-nubby, 27 Miss. 567; Liddon v. Hodnett, 22 Fla. ... Woodruff, 8 Ark.
328, by statute; Wray T. Ho-yo-po-nubby, 10 S. & M. (Miss.) 452; Grant v. ..."
4. Rights, Remedies and Practice, at Law, in Equity and Under the Codes: A by John Davison Lawson (1889)
"Ho-Yo-Po-nubby, the court say: "An attorney is an officer of court, and responsible
to the court for the propriety of his professional conduct, ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1895)
"Ho-yo-po-nubby, 27 Miss. 567. Attorney's Statement.—The statemen' of an attorney
that he has been retained is sufficient. Bridgton v. Ben nett, 23 Me. ..."
6. A Dictionary of the Isle of Wight Dialect, and of Provincialisms Used in the by William Henry Long (1886)
"nubby JoE. A walking stick with a large knob at the end ... If I onny gits 'long
side on 'en wi' my nubby Joe, he'll zoon be afeared o' me." OFF THE REEL. ..."
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