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Webster 1913 Edition


Kibe

Kibe

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Noun.
[W.
cib + gwst
pain, sickness.]
A chap or crack in the flesh occasioned by cold; an ulcerated chilblain.
“He galls his kibe.”
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Kibe

KIBE

,
Noun.
[This word has the elements of chap, gap, gape.]
A chap or crack in the flesh occasioned by cold; an ulcerated chilblain; as in the heels.

Definition 2024


kibe

kibe

English

Noun

kibe (plural kibes)

  1. a chilblain or ulcer, especially on the heel of the foot
    • 1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet , act V scene 1
      By the Lord, Horatio, this three years I have took note of it, the age is grown so picked that the toe of the peasant comes so near the heel of the courtier he galls his kibe.

Anagrams


Hungarian

Etymology

ki + -be

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkibɛ]
  • Hyphenation: ki‧be

Pronoun

kibe

  1. illative singular of ki

Portuguese

Noun

kibe m (plural kibes)

  1. Alternative spelling of quibe