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keb

UK/kɛb/

keb verb: of a ewe, to abort a lamb.

Verb

keb (third-person singular simple present kebs, present participle kebbing, simple past and past participle kebbed)

  1. (Northern England, dialectal) Of a ewe, to abort a lamb.

Noun

keb (plural kebs)

  1. (Northern England, dialectal) A still-born lamb.
  2. Long handled rake used to clear weirs on the UK canal network.

Proper noun capitalized: Keb

Keb

  1. (Egyptian, alternative) Alternative form of Geb.

Forms of keb

Verb
third-person singular presentkebs
present participlekebbing
past participlekebbed
pastkebbed
Noun
pluralkebs

Origin of keb

Of unknown origin but possibly of North Germanic origin.

Words that rhyme with keb

5 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about keb

What does keb mean?
Keb means of a ewe, to abort a lamb.
What part of speech is keb?
Keb can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce keb?
Keb is pronounced /kɛb/ (UK).
What is the past tense of keb?
The past tense of keb is kebbed.

Words near keb in the dictionary

  1. keawe
  2. Keay
  3. Keays
  4. Keayses
  5. Keaʻau
  6. keb
  7. kebab
  8. kebab button
  9. kebab buttons
  10. kebab case
  11. kebab icon

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