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   nabob
         n 1: a governor in India during the Mogul empire [syn: {nawab},
               {nabob}]
         2: a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the
            Orient)

English Dictionary: nip off by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neophobia
n
  1. a morbid fear of novelty
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nip off
v
  1. sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers"
    Synonym(s): nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nabob \Na"bob\ (n[amac]"b[ocr]b), n. [Hind. naw[be]b, from Ar.
      naw[be]b, pl. of n[be][8b]b a vicegerent, governor. Cf
      {Nawab}.]
      1. A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of
            the ancient Mogul empire.
  
      2. One who returns to Europe from the East with immense
            riches: hence, any man of great wealth. [bd] A bilious old
            nabob.[b8] --Macaulay.
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