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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
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PRONUNCIATION:  nb
NOUN: Chiefly British Slang A person of wealth or social standing: “The nobs were forever snubbing the snobs” (Conor Cruise O'Brien).
ETYMOLOGY:Possibly from nob1 or knob.
 
 
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