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Definition of Bibbs
1. n. pl. Pieces of timber bolted to certain parts of a mast to support the trestletrees.
Definition of Bibbs
1. Noun. (plural of bibb) ¹
2. Noun. (nautical) Pieces of timber bolted to certain parts of a mast to support the trestletrees. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bibbs
1. bibb [n] - See also: bibb
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bibbs
Literary usage of Bibbs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the Drama: A Guide to the Plays, Play-wrights, Players, and by William Davenport Adams (1904)
"bibbs. The name of four characters in WK SUTER'S Quiet Family' (i¡.e. ... bibbs,
and Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin bibbs. Bibby. The name of an actor who appeared ..."
2. The Warner Library by Charles Dudley Warner, Harry Morgan Ayres, John William Cunliffe, Helen Rex Keller, Gerhard Richard Lomer (1917)
"At his christening he was committed for life to "bibbs) ) mainly through lack of
imagination on his mother's part, for though it was her maiden name, ..."
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