nubbin

Definition

A stub, especially a stub of undeveloped corn or fruit or nipple.

Etymology

Perhaps nub + -in.

Example Sentences

• "As an avid button collector, I have had to develop an efficient way of removing the nubbin of thread from the buttonhole."
• "She walks to the next room, a little larger, holding a double bed. The shade is half drawn, and low light gives each nubbin of the bedspread a shadow."