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1bib

verb \ˈbib\
bibbed bib·bing

Definition of BIB

: drink

Examples of BIB

  1. <the old professor has been known to bib on occasion>

Origin of BIB

Middle English bibben
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to BIB

Synonyms
drink, booze, guzzle, liquor (up), lush (up) [slang], soak, tipple

Rhymes with BIB

crib, drib, fib, gib, glib, Hib, jib, lib, nib, rib, sib, squib

2bib

noun

Definition of BIB

1
: a cloth or plastic shield tied under the chin to protect the clothes
2
: the part of an apron or of overalls extending above the waist
3
: a patch of differently colored feathers or fur immediately below the bill or chin of a bird or mammal
— bibbed \ˈbibd\ adjective
— bib·less \ˈbib-ləs\ adjective
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First Known Use of BIB

1580

Other Clothing Terms

babushka, brogue, bumbershoot, cravat, dishabille, furbelow, layette, raiment, spectator

3bib

abbreviation

Definition of BIB

1
Bible
2
biblical

Other Bible Terms

antediluvian, apocalyptic, apocrypha, behemoth

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