Nob:
There is some dictionary support for the term "nob" as British slang that means either "head" or a "wealthy and important person". EtymOnline gives only one history of the term, and says it means:
"head," c.1700, variant of knob (q.v.).
Wiktionary suggests some other etymologies, both ...
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What is a better word to use than long-form?
I tried unabbreviation, but it isn't a word.
Possible Duplicate:
When should I use “a” versus “an” in front of a word beginning with the letter h?
What is the correct form? A hyphen or an hyphen?
(by the way, both of them can be found when searching this site)
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