Gib vs Sib - What's the difference?
gib | sib |
A bolt or wedge made from wood or metal used for holding a machine part in place.
A castrated male cat or ferret.
A male cat; a tomcat.
To fasten in place with a gib.
(lb) Miscellaneous pieces of a fragged character, most often in first-person shooters.
(lb) To blast an enemy or opponent into gibs.
Having kinship or relationship; related by same-bloodedness; having affinity; being akin; kindred.
Kindred; kin; kinsmen; a body of persons related by blood in any degree.
A kinsman; a blood relation; a relative, near or remote; one closely allied to another; an intimate companion.
* 1980 , Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers :
A sibling, brother or sister (irrespective of gender)
(biology) Any group of animals or plants sharing a corresponding genetic relation
A group of individuals unilaterally descended from a single (real or postulated) common ancestor
To bring into relation; establish a relationship between; make friendly; reconcile.
As nouns the difference between gib and sib
is that gib is si abbreviation for gibibyte or gibibytes while sib is .gib
English
Etymology 1
(18th century). Perhaps abbreviated from (m), the name of the cat in the old story of Reynard the Fox'', in the ''Romaunt of the Rose , etc.Noun
(en noun)Verb
Etymology 2
Shortened from giblet.Noun
(en noun)Verb
Anagrams
* (l), (l) * (l) ----sib
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) sib, from (etyl) .Adjective
(en adjective)Etymology 2
From (etyl) sib, sibbe, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- But she got up to go, and Domenico obeyed me too in mock meekness, making himself sib and coeval to Hortense, submissive to frowning elder brother, something incestuous in it.
