bibb
Americannoun
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Nautical. any of several brackets or timbers bolted to the hounds of a mast to give additional support to the trestletrees.
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Plumbing. bibcock.
noun
Etymology
Origin of bibb
First recorded in 1770–80; respelling of bib
Example Sentences
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The most common types are bibb and Boston, with the latter having looser heads and slightly softer leaves.
From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2022
This is the most literal definition of a lobster salad, in which cold lobster meat tossed with mayonnaise, lemon juice, and celery is tucked into bibb lettuce "cups."
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2022
The bountiful bibb lettuce salad appears to use a garden of greens.
From Washington Post • May 12, 2021
The crop, about 80 to 90 bibb lettuce and red leaf lettuce plants - plus some kale - doesn’t equate to self-sufficiency for Catholic Charities in Terre Haute.
From Washington Times • Mar. 20, 2018
A Valve Which Closes by the Water Pressure.—The bibb has therein a movable valve on a horizontal stem, the valve being on the insidep.
From Practical Mechanics for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough
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