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abbs

abbs is the plural of abb.

Meaning of abb

Noun

abb (countable and uncountable, plural abbs)

  1. A type of yarn for the warp.
  2. A rough wool from the inferior parts of the fleece, used for the woof or weft.
  3. (UK) A filling pick used in weaving.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Abbs

Abbs (plural Abbses)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Abbs

Abbs

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Abigail.

Forms of abbs

pluralAbbses
alternative formAbs

Origin of abbs

Patronymic from a shortened form of the personal name Abel.

Clipping of Abigail + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Questions about abbs

What does abbs mean?
Abbs means a surname transferred from the given name.
What is abbs the plural of?
Abbs is the plural of abb.
What part of speech is abbs?
Abbs is a proper noun.

Words near abbs in the dictionary

  1. abbrs
  2. abbrs.
  3. Abbruzzese
  4. Abbruzzeses
  5. abbrv.
  6. abbs
  7. Abbses
  8. abbur
  9. abby
  10. Abbygail
  11. Abbys

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Adapted from Wiktionary: abbs (page history and authors); Abbs (page history and authors); abb (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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