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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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NIBBET, adj. Also deriv. nibbety (Marw.). [′nɪbət]

1. Of clothes: tight or close-fitting, cut rather short.Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Dunno mak that leg so nibbet as the ither.

2. Of a calf's horns: budded, undeveloped.Ib.:
No right horns still, but just nibbet things.