1 · noun. 3. an animal that jibs, as a horse · Derived forms.
jibber (ˈjibber). noun. Word origin.
prob. < jib3 ; 2 · Word origin. prob. < gibbet ; 3 · noun.
2. a .... GIBE definition: 1.
another spelling of jibe 2. another spelling of jibe 3. an insulting remark intended to make….
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The earliest known use of the noun gibbet is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for gibbet is from 1591, in the ....
ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GIBBET ... From Old French gibet gallows, literally: little cudgel, from gibe cudgel; of uncertain origin. ...
Etymology is the study of the .... "gallows," from Old French gibet "gallows; a bent stick, small stick with a cross" (13c.), diminutive of gibe "club; hoe," perhaps from Frankish *gibb "forked ....