Fibbed vs Bibbed - What's the difference?
fibbed | bibbed |
(fib)
(informal) A , especially one that is more or less inconsequential.
* Henry James
To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.
(bib)
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.
As verbs the difference between fibbed and bibbed
is that fibbed is (fib) while bibbed is (bib).fibbed
English
Verb
(head)fib
English
Etymology 1
Probably from fable''; compare ''fibble-fabble (nonsense).Noun
(en noun)- They are very serious; they don't tell fibs .
Verb
(fibb)Synonyms
* tell a fib * tell fibsReferences
* (etymology)Etymology 2
Shortened from fibulaSee also
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* * * ---- ==Volapük==Declension
(vo-decl-noun)Derived terms
* fibotbibbed
English
Verb
(head)bib
English
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.