"Neb" Quotes from Famous Books
... known as wattles, is also very rich in tannin and forms an important article of export. Such are Acacia pycnantha, golden wattle, A. decurrens, tan wattle, and A. dealbata, silver wattle. The pods of Acacia nilotica, under the name of neb-neb, and of other African ... — Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia
... his bed He danced the Gillie Callum, An' wi's Kilmarnock owre his neb What evil could befall him! Hech mon! The pawky duke! What evil could befall him? When he cast his buits an' soopled his cuits Wi' ... — The Auld Doctor and other Poems and Songs in Scots • David Rorie
... "I neb see such dreffle man," whispered Pomp, for fear of rousing my father. "Get late. Sun get up soon 'fore we get dah. Mass' Morgan an' Pomp fader gone down to de boat, and carry big bag somefin to eat. Pomp got de fishum-line, and ... — Mass' George - A Boy's Adventures in the Old Savannah • George Manville Fenn |