nib /nɪb/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: Probably from neb 'beak' (11-19 centuries), from Old English nebb]
1. the pointed metal part at the end of a pen
2. his/her nibs old-fashioned informal someone in authority or someone who thinks they are important:
And how’s his nibs this morning? [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲