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nib(3) (iou) and Fingal's Cave (oh)


nib(3) (iou)



nib verb1. Now rare. Infl. -bb-. M16.
[App. rel. to NIBBLE verb1.]
verb trans. Peck, pick, prick. M16-M17.
verb intrans. & trans. Nibble. obsolete exc. dial. E17.
verb trans. Catch, arrest, nab. arch. slang. L18.

Fingal's Cave (oh)



a cave (=a hole in the side of a mountain or cliff) on the island of Staffa off the west coast of Scotland. It was the subject of a famous piece of Music by Felix Mendelssohn.