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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Naut.) Pieces of timber bolted to certain parts of a mast to support the trestletrees.
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- noun Plural form of
bibb . - noun nautical Pieces of
timber bolted to certain parts of amast to support thetrestletrees .
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Hmmms, thems bofe haz beeuutifull wite bibbs; iys thems geyts marrieded, tehir bebbehs mite haz prittee wite bibbs adn wite bootees……!
Omg she’s lookin right at me… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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You see, Madame ----, and Madame ----, and Madame Budd, and myself thought we would visit Lady Washington, and as she was said to be so grand a lady, we thought we must put on our best bibbs and bands.
Woman's Life in Colonial Days Carl Holliday
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