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dib

[ dib ]
/ dɪb /

verb (used without object), dibbed, dib·bing.

to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.

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Origin of dib

1600–10; expressive word akin to dab1, dip1, bob1, etc.

Words nearby dib

diazotization, diazotize, diazotype, diazoxide, Díaz Rodríguez, dib, Dibai, dibasic, dibasic acid, dibasic potassium phosphate, dibatag
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British Dictionary definitions for dib

dib
/ (dɪb) /

verb dibs, dibbing or dibbed

(intr) to fish by allowing the bait to bob and dip on the surface

Word Origin for dib

C17: perhaps alteration of dab 1
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