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Glebe vs Grebe - What's the difference?

glebe | grebe |

As nouns the difference between glebe and grebe

is that glebe is turf; soil; ground; sod while grebe is any of several waterbirds in the cosmopolitan family Podicipedidae. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.

glebe

English

(wikipedia glebe)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Turf; soil; ground; sod.
  • * 1768,
    • Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield,
    Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke
  • (historical) In medieval Europe, an area of land, belonging to a parish, whose revenues contributed towards the parish expenses.

    • Usage notes

    * A number of places are named Glebe .

    Derived terms

    * glebe-house * glebe-land

    grebe

    English

    (grebe)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several waterbirds in the cosmopolitan family Podicipedidae. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.

    • Synonyms

    * (any of several waterbirds)

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