Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- The cotyledons of cacao seed. See
cacao .
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Examples
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_Consolidated Nibs_ -- _i. e._, cocoa-nibs ground between heated stones, whence it flows in a paste of the consistency of cream, which, when cool, hardens into a cake containing all the cocoa-butter.
The Food of the Gods A Popular Account of Cocoa Brandon Head
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The roasted and broken seeds are the cocoa-nibs of commerce.
Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges 1895
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These seeds are the cacao-nuts or cocoa-nibs of commerce; in the trade, they are commonly spoken of as cocoa-nuts.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 461 Volume 18, New Series, October 30, 1852 Various 1841
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