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kibe

American  
[kahyb] / kaɪb /

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. a chapped or ulcerated chilblain, especially on the heel.


kibe British  
/ kaɪb /

noun

  1. a chilblain, esp an ulcerated one on the heel

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Etymology

Origin of kibe

1350–1400; Middle English kybe, perhaps < Welsh cibi

Example Sentences

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It owns the Sadia and Perdigao brands, the two biggest food brands in Brazil, selling everything from frozen meatballs to kibe and frozen meat patties.

From Forbes

In England “the toe of the peasant comes so near the heel of the courtier, he galls his kibe.”

From Project Gutenberg

“The age is grown so picked, that the toe of the peasant comes so near the heel of the courtier, he galls his kibe.”

From Project Gutenberg

‘The toe of the peasant comes so near the heel of the courtier, he galls his kibe.’

From Project Gutenberg

The age is grown so picked that the toe of the peasant comes so near the heel of the courtier, he galls his kibe.

From Project Gutenberg