dib

[ dib ]

/ dɪb /

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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 potassium phosphate, dibatag, dibble

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How to use dib in a sentence

He had a feeling that was justified when he saw Dib Heglin waiting.
The Duck-footed Hound|James Arthur Kjelgaard
That Ptolemy's Jaba-dib or dio was intended, however vaguely, for the island of Java, cannot be doubted.
The History of Sumatra|William Marsden
Uncle Dib seemed happy, and evidently had a keen sense of what the consistency of the stew must be to make the flounder palatable.
The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth|Timothy Templeton
No day was wholly wasted if it left Dib Heglin nursing a bloody nose.
The Duck-footed Hound|James Arthur Kjelgaard

Dib, who knew how to add two and two, would know that the Mundees' harvest was ended.
The Duck-footed Hound|James Arthur Kjelgaard

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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