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Pinny vs Bib - What's the difference?

pinny | bib |

As nouns the difference between pinny and bib

is that pinny is a sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes 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.

pinny

English

Noun

(pinnies)
  • A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes.
  • (colloquial) A simple jersey worn to denote teams or groups.

    • bib

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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
    • In summer the whole throat and breast are black, but in winter plumage the throat is white bounded by a horseshoe-shaped black bib .
  • * 2011 , Arthur Peacock, Gettysburg the Cat (page 22)
    • 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.
  • An arctic fish (Gadus luscus ), allied to the cod; the pout.
  • A bibcock.

    • Derived terms

    * best bib and tucker

    Verb

    (bibb)
  • (archaic) To drink heartily; to tipple.
    • He was constantly bibbing . — Locke.

    Related terms

    * bibber * bibble

    References

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