Dictionary entry

Nab

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Nab (năb), n. [Cf. Knap, Knop, Knob.] 1. The summit of an eminence. Halliwell.

2. (Firearms) The cock of a gunlock. Knight.

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

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