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Nit   /nɪt/   Listen
Nit

noun
1.
A luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source.
2.
Egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing.



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"Nit" Quotes from Famous Books



... gib us good food en clothes. I wuz l'arnt how ter nit, weav, sew en spin. On rainy days we wuz gib a certain 'mount ob weavin' ter do en had ter git hit don'. I dunno how ter read er rite. De white folks didn' 'low us ter l'arn nuthin'. I declar' you bettuh not git kotch wid a papah in you han'. ...
— Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves - Tennessee Narratives • Works Projects Administration
... convenient tree, with strict orders to cry 'nit' should anybody come in sight from the black clump of fir-trees surrounding the squatter's house. Then he led his party over the fence and along thick lines of currant bushes, creeping under their cover to where the beautiful white-heart ...
— The Gold-Stealers - A Story of Waddy • Edward Dyson
... fermentation in the intestine of the patient should be eliminated from his diet; the patient must be individualized as to fruits, cereals and vegetables, Nit, as stated above, meat should ordinarily be withheld for a ...
— DISTURBANCES OF THE HEART • OLIVER T. OSBORNE, A.M., M.D.


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