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nob(1) (iou) and dry run (oh)


nob(1) (iou)



nob noun1. slang. L17.
[Perh. var. of KNOB noun, but cf. earlier NAB noun2.]
The head. Also, an individual, a head, (chiefly in bob a nob s.v. BOB noun6). L17.
b. A blow on the head. Boxing slang. Now rare or obsolete. E19.
Cribbage. The jack of the same suit as the card turned up by the dealer, scoring one to its holder. Esp. in one for his nob. E19.

dry run (oh)



n [C]
an event that is a practice for a more important event
::Both the parties are treating the local elections as a dry run.