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 setting yields bumper crops of leafy greens and lettuces, including kale, arugula, bibb, butterhead, deer tongue, mustard, pak choi, spinach and tatsoi.
From Washington Times • Sep. 11, 2017
The same sauce ignites braised chicken adobo piled on jalapeño-spiked cabbage slaw, crowning a salad of mostly romaine, not bibb as the menu stated.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2013
Below the bibb was a space in which a cup might be set, and projecting from a tube at one side was a solid block of telescoping, transparent cups.
From The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life by Flint, Homer Eon
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