his nob
Look at other dictionaries:
one for his nob — 1. A point scored for holding the nob in cribbage 2. A blow on the head (informal) • • • Main Entry: ↑nob * * * Cribbage a bonus point scored for holding the jack of the same suit as the card turned up by the dealer … Useful english dictionary
Nob — is a village mentioned in the Book of Judges. Nob may also refer to: Nob, Israel, a place in the vicinity of Jerusalem Non occluded baculovirus, a genus of virus Newell s Old Boys, Argentinian football team NoB, Japanese singer Nobuo Yamada Nob… … Wikipedia
nob — I. noun Etymology: probably alteration of knob Date: circa 1700 1. head 1 2. a jack of the same suit as the starter in cribbage that scores one point for the holder usually used in the phrases his nob or his nobs II. noun Etymology: perhaps from… … New Collegiate Dictionary
nob — noun /nɒb,nɑb/ a) a wealthy or influential person; a toff The masses have risen up and shot all their nobs. b) the head (somewhat archaic) Used in one version of the Nursery Rhyme: Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water; Jack… … Wiktionary
nob — 1. n. Brit. sl. a person of wealth or high social position. Etymology: orig. Sc. knabb, nab; 18th c., of unkn. orig. 2. n. sl. the head. Phrases and idioms: his nob Cribbage a score of one point for holding the jack of the same suit as a card… … Useful english dictionary
Nob Nation — RTÉ Supporting the Nobs Genre Satirical comedy[citation needed] … Wikipedia
NOB — (Heb. נֹב), priestly town in the territory of Benjamin, near Jerusalem. When David fled from Saul s court, he traveled by way of Nob (I Sam. 21ff.). Pretending to be on a royal mission, he obtained from the chief priest Ahimelech hallowed bread… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
nob|ble — «NOB uhl», transitive verb, bled, bling. British Slang. 1. to tamper with (a horse) to prevent its winning a race, as by the use of drugs: »Tipsters whose dead certainties fail to win are often prone to complain that their favourites have been… … Useful english dictionary
nob — nob1 [näb] n. [later form of KNOB] 1. Slang the head 2. Cribbage the jack of the same suit as the card cut from the pack: it counts one point for the holder: now called his nobs nob2 [näb] n. [< ? NOB1] [S … English World dictionary
Nob Yoshigahara — Nobuyuki Yoshigahara Born May 27, 1936(1936 05 27) Japan Died June 19, 2004( … Wikipedia
