As nouns the difference between tib and gib
is that tib is (medical informal) Short form of tibia while gib is a bolt or wedge made from wood or metal used for holding a machine part in place.
As an abbreviation TiB
is tebibyte, 240 bytes.
As a verb gib is
to fasten in place with a gib.
tib
English
Etymology 1
Abbreviation of tibia .
Noun
(
en noun)
(medical informal'') Short form of ''tibia .
See also
* fib
Etymology 2
Origin unknown; perhaps from a pet form of Isabel .
Noun
(
en noun)
(obsolete) a working-class woman; a prostitute
:* 1964': But this woman was, he thought, no '''tib , no purveyor of holy mutton. — Anthony Burgess, ''Nothing Like The Sun
(obsolete) a young girl, a sweetheart
Anagrams
*
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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)
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.
Verb
To fasten in place with a gib.
Etymology 2
Shortened from giblet.
Noun
(
en noun)
(lb) Miscellaneous pieces of a fragged character, most often in first-person shooters.
Verb
(lb) To blast an enemy or opponent into gibs.
Anagrams
* (l), (l)
* (l)
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