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Sillcock vs Bib - What's the difference?

sillcock | bib |

As nouns the difference between sillcock and bib

is that sillcock is a faucet designed to be installed horizontally on the outside wall of a building, typically to attach a hose 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.

sillcock

English

(wikipedia sillcock)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US) A faucet designed to be installed horizontally on the outside wall of a building, typically to attach a hose.

    • Synonyms

    * bibcock

    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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