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Definition of Thible
1. n. A slice; a skimmer; a spatula; a pudding stick.
Definition of Thible
1. Noun. (UK dialect obsolete) A stick for stirring food. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thible
1. a porridge-stick [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thible
Literary usage of Thible
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Aerial World: A Popular Account of the Phenomena and Life of the Atmosphere by Georg Hartwig (1875)
"... Expectations—James Wilcox—James Tytler, the First English Aeronaut—The '
Flesselles' Balloon—Madame thible—The Due de ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1875)
"thible, sb. a porridge stick; a piece of flat wood used to stir meat in cooking.
COLLIER. I went for t' borrow their thible, to stir th' ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"We must not omit to mention that on June 4, 1784, ttu Madame thible ascended from
Lyons in a fire-balloon Sweden, then travelling under the name of Count ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"... thible ascended from Lyons in a fire-balloon ... thible is very likely the
only woman who ever ..."
5. A Glossary of the Lancashire Dialect by John Howard Nodal, George Milner (1875)
"... thible, sb. a porridge stick; a piece of flat wood used to stir meat in cooking.
... I went for t' borrow their thible, to stir th' ..."
6. English Dialect Words of the Eighteenth Century as Shown in the "Universal by Nathan Bailey (1883)
"NC A thible, a Stick to stir a Pot; also a Dibble, or Setting-Stick. ... See thible.
Themes, Fish with broken Bellies. 0. To Thole [of Sohan, Sax. ..."
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