Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A piece of cloth or plastic secured under the chin and worn, especially by small children, to protect the clothing while eating.
- noun The part of an apron or pair of overalls worn over the chest.
- noun Bibbed overalls worn while skiing.
- noun A piece of cloth or plastic bearing a number, usually worn over the chest or back, identifying a competitor in a race.
- noun A patch of differently colored feathers or fur on the throat or chest of a bird or mammal.
- transitive & intransitive verb To drink or indulge in drinking.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The most common name of the whiting-pout, Gadus luscus, a fish of the family Gudidæ. See
blens , 2. - noun A cloth worn by children under the chin to keep the front of the dress clean, especially when eating.
- noun A similar article worn by adults, especially as forming the upper part of an apron.
- noun A curved vent or nozle used to alter the direction of the flow of liquids.
- noun Nautical, same as
bibb , the usual spelling in this sense. - To sip; tipple; drink frequently.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A small piece of cloth worn by children over the breast, to protect the clothes.
- noun (Zoöl.) An arctic fish (
Gadus luscus ), allied to the cod; -- called alsopout andwhiting pout . - noun A bibcock.
- transitive verb obsolete To drink; to tipple.
- intransitive verb To drink; to sip; to tipple.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An item of
clothing forbabies tied around theirneck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating. - noun The upper part of an
apron oroveralls . - verb archaic To drink heartily; to
tipple .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a napkin tied under the chin of a child while eating
- verb drink moderately but regularly
- noun top part of an apron; covering the chest
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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If he looked behind him, he would see DeMint with a napkin bib, knife, and fork.
Alvin McEwen: Five reasons why I am happy that the Republicans took over the House of Representatives Alvin McEwen 2010
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If he looked behind him, he would see DeMint with a napkin bib, knife, and fork.
Alvin McEwen: Five reasons why I am happy that the Republicans took over the House of Representatives Alvin McEwen 2010
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If he looked behind him, he would see DeMint with a napkin bib, knife, and fork.
Alvin McEwen: Five reasons why I am happy that the Republicans took over the House of Representatives Alvin McEwen 2010
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"This is my partner Manuel," said Eleno over the din, taking us to a big man in bib overalls who was pushing a huge chunk of obsidian into a howling buzz saw — with his bare hands.
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Cracking them open can be hard work, and you're going to get messy (a bib is provided), but the reward of large chunks of succulent crabmeat with a spicy kick makes it worth the effort.
After Hours: Singapore Alaistar Gale 2010
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If he looked behind him, he would see DeMint with a napkin bib, knife, and fork.
Alvin McEwen: Five reasons why I am happy that the Republicans took over the House of Representatives Alvin McEwen 2010
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If he looked behind him, he would see DeMint with a napkin bib, knife, and fork.
Alvin McEwen: Five reasons why I am happy that the Republicans took over the House of Representatives Alvin McEwen 2010
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If he looked behind him, he would see DeMint with a napkin bib, knife, and fork.
Alvin McEwen: Five reasons why I am happy that the Republicans took over the House of Representatives Alvin McEwen 2010
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"This is my partner Manuel," said Eleno over the din, taking us to a big man in bib overalls who was pushing a huge chunk of obsidian into a howling buzz saw — with his bare hands.
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I soon saw a fellow in bib overalls walking in my direction who had not noticed me since he was intent on studying the deer tracks.
yarb commented on the word bib
After he had eaten a slice, he washed it down with a diluted beverage, two parts water to one of wine; but this temperate use of the good creature did not at all save him from the acrimony of my ridicule. So so, good master doctor, said I, you are fairly caught in the fact. You a wine-bibber! you, who have entered the lists like a knight-errant against that unauthenticated fermentation? you, who reached your grand climacteric on the strength of the pure element?
- Lesage, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, tr. Smollett, bk 10 ch. 1
October 8, 2008