3. (Locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.
Knight.
Nab, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nabbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Nabbing.] [Dan
nappe, or Sw. nappa.] To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly.
[Colloq.] Smollett.
Na"bit (n"bt), n. Pulverized sugar candy. Crabb.
||Nabk (nbk), n. [Ar. nabiqa, nibqa.] (Bot.) The edible berries of the
||Zizyphys Lotus, a tree of Northern Africa, and Southwestern Europe.
||[Written also nubk.] See Lotus (b), and Sadr.
Na"bob (n"bb), n. [Hind. nawb, from Ar. nawb, pl. of nïb a vicegerent,
governor. Cf Nawab.] 1. A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a
province of the ancient Mogul empire.
2. One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence,
any man of great wealth. " A bilious old nabob." Macaulay.
Nac"a*rat (?), n. [F. nacarat, fr. Sp. or Pg. nacarado, fr. nácar
mother-of- pearl. See Nacre.] 1. A pale red color, with a cast of
orange. Ure.