Nod

nod. v. To bend or incline the upper part with a quick motion; to make a slight bow in a ent or salutation to be drowsy. — v. To incline or bend, as the head or top to make a motion of a ent,nify by of salutation,a nod. — or ofA drowsine bending forward with to of sigupper part or top; quick downward or forward motion of the head, in a ent, salutation, drowsine , aslog,aMHG.,fJ??,a1nuotan,etc toPrshake°vG. notteln,nudge to shake,not wag, L. nuere, to nod.] — Nod'der, «.— Nod'dy, -dT, A simpleton; fool. (Ornith.) A sea-fowl, easily taken; the booby. TProb. f nod.] Noddle, nod'dl, The head, — used jocosely or contemptuously. [ME. nodil, nodle, for knoddel, dim. of obs. knod, OJD. knodde, a knob knob, knot, node.]_ Node, nod, A knot; knob; protuberance; a swelling, as of a bone, tendon, etc.3tc. (Astron.)(Astron.) ^-^ One of the points where 2greatceles-2 ^ tial circles intersect each other, or the \ \ J / orbit of a satellite intersectscts that of its \\£_^/ primary.(Geom.) The(Bot.)oval The figure,joint?*££*??•or of astern.knot, Node. formed by the folding of a curve upon itself. [L. nodus = gnodus = E. knot, q. v.: see Noddle.] — Nod'al, a. Pert, to, or like, etc.— Nodose'', no-dos', a. Having knots or swelling joints; knotted. [L. nodosus, fr. nodus.] — Nodosity, -dOs'T-tt, Knottine ; a node; knot; swelling.— Nod'ule, nSdUl, A rounded ma of irregular shape; a little knot or lump. nodulus, dim. of nodus.] — Nod'ular, a. Pert, to, or in the form of, a nodule. Nog, nog, A little pot; noggin; a kind of strong ale; a wooden pin or treenail; a timber brick. [Abbr. of noggin.]— Nog'gin, n. A small mug or wooden cup; a measure = 1 gill. — Nog'ging, A partition of scantlings filled with bricks. [Ga. noigean, a wooden cup, cnagan, a little knob, peg, earthen pipkin, fr. Ga. and Ir. cnag, knob, peg, knock, also to knock, q. v.]