1. nib, pen nib -- (the writing point of a pen)
2. beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker -- (horny projecting mouth of a bird)
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Hanging on to a plank or astride of a beam for grim life, lifebelt round him, gulping salt water, and that's the last of his nibs till the sharks catch hold of him. - from Ulysses by James Joyce