nob

nob
nob1
/nob/, n.
1. Slang. the head.
2. Cribbage. Sometimes, his nobs. the jack of the same suit as the card turned up, counting one to the holder.
[1690-1700; perh. var. of KNOB]
nob2
/nob/, n. Chiefly Brit. Slang.
a person of wealth or social importance.
[1745-55; earlier knabb (Scots), nab; of uncert. orig.]

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  • NOB E 2/2 — Nummerierung: NOB 46–49, 56–59, 71–78, 97–102, 181–190 SBB 8071–8098 Anzahl: 32 Hersteller: NOB, Esslingen, SLM …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • NOB Ed 2/2 — ab 1892 NOB E 3/3 Anzahl 3 Nummerierung NOB 251 253 SBB 8661 8662 Hersteller Esslingen Indienststellung 1876 Ausmusterung 1876a, 1935, 1938 Umbau Original Ed 2/2 Umbau 3/3 (2.Kessel) 3. Kessel Achsformel B C …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • NOB C 3/3 — Nummerierung: 50–55, 79–96, 161–166, 151–1541 Anzahl: 34 Hersteller: St E G, Esslingen, SLM Baujahr(e): 18672, 1873–18763, 18894 Ausmusterung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 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 B 2/4 — Nummerierung: 5 10,13 14,20,23 24,27 28,32 33 später 51 66 / 98 99 Anzahl: 16 Hersteller: Maffei (Escher Wyss) Baujahr(e): 1854 1862 Ausmusterung: 1887 1903 Achsformel: 2 B Gattung: Personenzuglokomotive …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • NOB D 3/3 — Nummerierung: NOB 161–172, 361–394 SBB 3401–34161 SBB 3601–36242 Anzahl: 40 Hersteller: SLM Baujahr(e) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • NOB D 1/3 — Nummerierung: 1, 2 Anzahl: 2 Hersteller: Keßler SBB (Nachbau) Baujahr(e): 1847 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • NOB Eb 3/4 — Nummerierung: SNB 4, 6, 8, 10–18 Anzahl: 12 Hersteller: SLM Baujahr(e): 1875 1877 Ausmusterung: 1896–1901 Achsformel: 1 C Länge über Puffer: 10.590 mm Leermasse: 33,5 t Dienstmasse …   Deutsch 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 — may refer to: Ferro Noroeste do Brasil, a Brazilian railway company Nord Ostsee Bahn, a German railway company Nosara Airport (IATA code NOB), an airport in Costa Rica Swiss Northeastern Railway (Schweizerische Nordostbahn in German), a former… …   Wikipedia

  • nob´bi|ly — nob|by «NOB ee», adjective, bi|er, bi|est. Slang. 1. smart; fashionable; elegant. 2. first rate. ╂[< …   Useful english dictionary

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