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bibb
(bĭb)n.
1. Nautical A bracket on the mast of a ship to support the trestletrees.
2. A bibcock.
[Alteration of bib.]
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bibb
(bɪb)n
(Nautical Terms) nautical a wooden support on a mast for the trestletrees
[C18: variant of bib]
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bibb
(bɪb)n.
any of several timbers bolted to a ship's mast to support the trestletrees.
[1770–80; resp. of bib]
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