bib1
¦ noun
1. a piece of cloth or plastic fastened round a child's neck to keep its clothes clean while eating.
a loose-fitting sleeveless garment worn for identification, e.g. by competitors and officials at sporting events.
the part above the waist of the front of an apron or pair of dungarees.
2. a common European inshore fish of the cod family. [Trisopterus luscus.]
Phrases
one's best bib and tucker informal one's smartest clothes.
stick (or poke) one's bib in Austral. informal interfere.
Origin
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bib2
¦ verb (bibs, bibbing, bibbed) archaic drink (an alcoholic drink).
Derivatives
bibber noun
Origin
ME: prob. from L. bibere 'to drink'.