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thible

/ˈθaɪbəl/

thible noun: a stick for stirring food.

Noun

thible (plural thibles)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A stick for stirring food.

Forms of thible

pluralthibles
alternative formthivel

Origin of thible

Inherited from Northern Middle English thyvelle, perhaps from Old English þȳfel (“thicket”) through an intermediate sense of "whisk".

Questions about thible

What does thible mean?
Thible means a stick for stirring food.
What part of speech is thible?
Thible is a noun.
How do you pronounce thible?
Thible is pronounced /ˈθaɪbəl/.
What is the plural of thible?
The plural of thible is thibles.

Words near thible in the dictionary

  1. Thibetian
  2. Thibetians
  3. thibets
  4. thibilant
  5. thibilants
  6. thible
  7. thibles
  8. Thibodaux
  9. Thibodeau
  10. Thibodeaus
  11. Thibodeaux

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