tabnab
tabnab noun: a small item of food offered at break times, normally the morning break.
Noun
tabnab (plural tabnabs)
- A small item of food offered at break times, normally the morning break.
- He comes outside when weather's fine / To hang his singlets on the line, / And then returns - he needs no bell - / The scouse, or Sunday's duff to share; / The stokers tabnabs need his care; / The sea sounds far away in there, / Ssssssssh, like the hush in a conch-shell.1928, Malcolm Lowry, “The Cook In The Gallery”, in The Collected Poetry of Malcolm Lowry, UBC Press, published 1992, page 39
Forms of tabnab
| plural | tabnabs |
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Origin of tabnab
Nautical slang of obscure origin. Attested from the 20th century. Compare nab and possibly table.
Questions about tabnab
- What does tabnab mean?
- Tabnab means a small item of food offered at break times, normally the morning break.
- What part of speech is tabnab?
- Tabnab is a noun.
- What is the plural of tabnab?
- The plural of tabnab is tabnabs.
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