Nab

Definitions

1. The summit of a hill.
2. Initialism of National Australia Bank.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. The cock of a gunlock.
4. Initialism of National Association of Broadcasters.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
5. The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.
6. Abbreviation of National Accountability Bureau.
   Pakistan, abbreviation, alt-of

Equivalents

Examples

“At Clayton point⟳ and other nabs to the south of Scarborough.”

“‘I thought I heard my father,’ he gasped, glancing up to the frowning nab above us. ‘You are sure nobody spoke?’”

“The Toe, or Nab of the Bolt, which rises[…]above the Straight on the Top of the Bolt: The Office of this Nab, is to receive⟳ the Bottom of the Bit of the Key, when in turning it about, it shoots the Bolt backward or forwards.”

“the Bottom of the Bit may fall⟳ almost to the Bottom of the Nab , and shoot⟳ the Bolt back”

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