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bibbs

bibbs noun: pieces of timber bolted to certain parts of a mast to support the trestletrees. Also the plural of bibb.

Noun (1)

bibbs

  1. Pieces of timber bolted to certain parts of a mast to support the trestletrees.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Bibbs

Bibbs

  1. A surname originating as a matronymic.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Bibbs

Bibbs

  1. (plural) plural of Bibb

Noun (2) capitalized: Bibbs

Bibbs

  1. (plural) plural of Bibb

Also used as

bibbs is also the plural of bibb.

Origin of bibbs

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Isabel.

Questions about bibbs

What does bibbs mean?
Bibbs means pieces of timber bolted to certain parts of a mast to support the trestletrees.
What part of speech is bibbs?
Bibbs can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near bibbs in the dictionary

  1. bibbled
  2. bibbler
  3. bibblers
  4. bibbles
  5. bibbling
  6. bibbs
  7. Bibby
  8. bibcam
  9. bibcams
  10. bibcock
  11. bibcocks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bibbs (page history and authors); Bibbs (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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