n. 1. Slang The human head. 2. The jack of the same suit as the card turned up by the dealer in cribbage, scoring one point for the holder. [Perhaps variant of KNOB.] |
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n. Chiefly British Slang A person of wealth or social standing: "The nobs were forever snubbing the snobs" (Conor Cruise O'Brien). |
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