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v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Nabbed p. pr. & vb. n. Nabbing. ] [ Dan nappe, or Sw. nappa. ] 1. To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [ Colloq. ] Smollett. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To capture; to arrest; as, the police nabbed the culprit wtrying to hide in the basement. [ PJC ]

n. [ Cf. Knap, Knop, Knob. ] 1. The summit of an eminence. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Firearms) The cock of a gunlock. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Pulverized sugar candy. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Ar. nabiqa, nibqa. ] (Bot.) The edible berries of the Zizyphys Lotus, a tree of Northern Africa, and Southwestern Europe. [ Written also nubk. ] See Lotus (b), and Sadr. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hind. nawāb, from Ar. nawāb, pl. of nāïb a vicegerent, governor. Cf Nawab. ] 1. A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth. “A bilious old nabob.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. nacarat, fr. Sp. or Pg. nacarado, fr. nácar mother-of-pearl. See Nacre. ] 1. A pale red color, with a cast of orange. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fine linen or crape dyed of this color. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] 1. A small boat. [ Obs. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. The basket suspended from a balloon; hence, the framework forming the body of a dirigible balloon, and containing the machinery, passengers, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. A streamlined enclosure on an airplane, as for the engine or for the cargo or passengers; -- formerly used to refer to the boatlike, inclosed body of an airplane which is usually now called the name>fuselagename>, and now referring mostly to the enclosure for the engine. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. A tortilla chip topped with cheese and often chili-pepper or beans and then broiled; -- eaten as a snack or light meal. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]