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Gibbed
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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noun
1.
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
2.
Machinery.
a.
a thin, wedgelike strip of metal for controlling the area in which a moving part, as the table of a milling machine, slides.
b.
a keylike part having a head at each end, used with a matching cotter as a fastening.
3.
(in carpentry or ironwork) a heavy metal strap for fastening two members together.
verb (used with object)
4.
to fasten (parts) together by means of a gib.
Origin:
1555–65; origin uncertain
1555–65; origin uncertain
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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