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nubbin [′nəb·ən] (geology) One of the isolated bedrock knobs or small hills forming the last remnants of a mountain crest or mountain range that has succumbed to desert erosion. A residual boulder, commonly granitic, occurring on a desert dome or broad pediment. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| We've seen roller chains that still worked despite sprockets with teeth worn to nubbins, and we can tell tales of bearings that finished the season minus their seals and missing a few ball bearings. The "best" home site Innis can find at the time is on rocky soil with "nothing but nubbins of wiregrass growing," a foreshadowing of the unfruitfulness of their labor and their repeatedly dashed hopes for an enduring homeplace (347). For example, Murch often adds regular grocery-store sugar, since the first nubbins of tissue that she nurtures may not be up to photosynthesizing efficiently for themselves. |
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