Nob of the First Water (A).
A mighty boss; a grand panjandrum (q.v.). First water refers to diamonds. (See Diamonds.)
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
A mighty boss; a grand panjandrum (q.v.). First water refers to diamonds. (See Diamonds.)
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.