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dibs

/dɪbz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else.
  2. To claim a temporary right to (something); to reserve.
  3. Used to claim this right
  4. A sweet preparation or treacle of grape juice, much used in the East.
  5. A dibber (gardening tool)
  6. One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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