Definition of nib

• n. - A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.
• n. - The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
• n. - The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.
• n. - One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon.
• v. t. - To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.