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Definition of 'bib'English
Noun
( en-noun)
An item of clothing for babies tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.
A rectangular piece of material, carrying a bib number, worn as identification by entrants in a race
The upper part of an apron or overalls.
A patch of colour around an animal's upper breast and throat.
* 1950 , Arthur Cleveland Bent, Life Histories of North American Wagtails, Shrikes, Vireos, and their Allies
- In summer the whole throat and breast are black, but in winter plumage the throat is white bounded by a horseshoe-shaped black bib .
* 2011 , Arthur Peacock, Gettysburg the Cat (page 22)
- He don't look anything like the captain. This here cat has got a nice thick black coat of fur with a nice white bib and white feet.
An arctic fish (Gadus luscus ), allied to the cod; the pout.
A bibcock.
Derived terms
* best bib and tucker
Verb
( bibb)
(archaic) To drink heartily; to tipple.
- He was constantly bibbing . — Locke.
Related terms
* bibber
* bibble
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