nustle
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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- 6
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- 9
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- 6
Definition of nustle
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(obsolete)To take care of fondly; to cherish; to nurse.
“And now by means of those worldly Lectures, which he had by my direction so gravely, and effectually read unto me, I became such a Proficient in Mammon's School, as those who long time had been nursed and nustled in it, could not come near me in the Practical part of a Worldling.”
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verb
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(obsolete)To take care of fondly; to cherish; to nurse.
“And now by means of those worldly Lectures, which he had by my direction so gravely, and effectually read unto me, I became such a Proficient in Mammon's School, as those who long time had been nursed and nustled in it, could not come near me in the Practical part of a Worldling.”
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To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.
“Old men, long nustled in corruption, scorn them that would seek reformation.”
“[…] and yet black pudding is an essential feature of the English Breakfast plate, nustling in amongst the beans with a friendly and approachable demeanour.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Compare nuzzle and nursle.
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