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Gib·bons

   [gib-uhnz]
noun
1.
Grin·ling  [grin-ling] , 1648–1720, English woodcarver and sculptor, born in the Netherlands.
2.
Orlando, 1583–1625, English composer.
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gib·bon

   [gib-uhn]
noun
any small, slender, long-armed arboreal anthropoid ape of the genus Hylobates, of the East Indies and southern Asia: all gibbon species are reduced in number and some are very rare.
Origin:
1760–70; < French, name of uncertain origin used by Buffon
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Gibbons (ˈɡɪbənz)
 
—n
1.  Grinling. 1648--1721, English sculptor and woodcarver, noted for his delicate carvings of fruit, flowers, birds, etc
2.  Orlando. 1583--1625, English organist and composer, esp of anthems, motets, and madrigals

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