Definitions

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  • noun A small piece of something, especially of snack food.
  • noun A kernel of corn, usually from a can.

Etymologies

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nibble +‎ -let?

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Examples

  • 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

  • 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.

    One For The Table: Cooking for 22 2009

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • She was a dainty little niblet, about ten, freckle-faced with thick chestnut brown hair.

    Holly Would Dream Karen Quinn 2008

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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