nustle

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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
Letters
6

Definition of nustle

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (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

  1. (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.”
  2. 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.”

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Etymology

Compare nuzzle and nursle.

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