noun
- small lumps or pieces; small underdeveloped ears of corn
Usage: plural form of nubbin
Examples
- The farmer collected the nubbins left after the main harvest.
- She found several corn nubbins that weren’t worth selling.
- The children played with the small nubbins of clay.
- After shucking, only a few nubbins remained on the stalks.
- The nubbins were too small to be of much use.
- He gathered the nubbins to feed to the chickens.