What is the difference between bibber and bib?
bibber | bib | Related terms |
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An item of clothing for babies tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.
A rectangular piece of material, carrying a bib number, worn as identification by entrants in a race
The upper part of an apron or overalls.
A patch of colour around an animal's upper breast and throat.
* 1950 , Arthur Cleveland Bent, Life Histories of North American Wagtails, Shrikes, Vireos, and their Allies
* 2011 , Arthur Peacock, Gettysburg the Cat (page 22)
An arctic fish (Gadus luscus ), allied to the cod; the pout.
A bibcock.
(archaic) To drink heartily; to tipple.
English palindromes
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Bib is a related term of bibber.
As nouns the difference between bibber and bib
is that bibber is one given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler while bib is an item of clothing for babies tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.As a verb bib is
to drink heartily; to tipple.bibber
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Usage notes
Chiefly used in composition, as in (winebibber).Synonyms
* tipplerReferences
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Noun
(en noun)- In summer the whole throat and breast are black, but in winter plumage the throat is white bounded by a horseshoe-shaped black bib .
- He don't look anything like the captain. This here cat has got a nice thick black coat of fur with a nice white bib and white feet.
Derived terms
* best bib and tuckerVerb
(bibb)- He was constantly bibbing . — Locke.