Definitions
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- noun A small
piece of something, especially ofsnack food . - noun A
kernel ofcorn , usually from acan .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I just need to find a place in the city where I can buy a tiny little niblet of a truffle.
Recipes: Tajarin (Fresh Egg Yolk Tagliarini), Tajarin with White Truffles, Olive Oil, and Parmesan, & Tajarin with Sage Butter Laurie Constantino 2008
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Words are superfluous, not only because we'll invariably be listening to the NPR Julia Child & Jaques Pepin Turducken story or a lovely festive niblet from David Sedaris (yes, he has become a holiday favorite), but because things no longer need to be spoken.
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This deeply orange sauce was a rich, complementary accompaniment to the boar, though, again, it didnt taste a lot like foie gras unless you happened to come across a stray liver niblet.
The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009
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This deeply orange sauce was a rich, complementary accompaniment to the boar, though, again, it didnt taste a lot like foie gras unless you happened to come across a stray liver niblet.
The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009
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Make hunting vegetables their job, pay them for every bean sprout they find, or every corn niblet they bring back to their kids.
Archive 2007-11-01 2007
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She was a dainty little niblet, about ten, freckle-faced with thick chestnut brown hair.
Holly Would Dream Karen Quinn 2008
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I've been watching ABC Daytime since All My Children premiered way back in the 70's yes, I was a mere niblet.
Archive 2008-01-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2008
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I've been watching ABC Daytime since All My Children premiered way back in the 70's yes, I was a mere niblet.
ABC = Absolute Bastards Corporation? Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2008
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The little niblet I was zeroing in on in your post was the idea that some librarians don't read critically and that this is not good.
Do My Work for Me? Roger Sutton 2006
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She was a dainty little niblet, about ten, freckle-faced with thick chestnut brown hair.
Holly Would Dream Karen Quinn 2008
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