kibe

kibe
/kuyb/, n. Med.
a chapped or ulcerated chilblain, esp. on the heel.
[1350-1400; ME kybe, perh. < Welsh cibi]

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  • Kibe — Kibe, n. [W. cib + gwst pain, sickness.] A chap or crack in the flesh occasioned by cold; an ulcerated chilblain. He galls his kibe. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • kibe — kīb n an ulcerated chilblain esp. on the heel …   Medical dictionary

  • kibe — [kīb] n. [ME, prob. < Welsh cibi] Archaic a chapped or ulcerated chilblain, esp. on the heel …   English World dictionary

  • kibe — noun /kaɪb/ a chilblain or ulcer, especially on the heel of the foot 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 …   Wiktionary

  • kibe — noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century an ulcerated chilblain especially on the heel; also heel …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • kibe — kaɪb n. chapped skin or sore caused by exposure to cold (generally on the heel) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • kibe — bike …   Anagrams dictionary

  • kibe — [kʌɪb] noun archaic an ulcerated chilblain. Origin ME: of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • kibė — kìbė sf. (2), kybė LMD žr. 1 kibis: 1. Ak, P, Mt. 2. Ponas tuojaus prie vyrų prikibo kaip kibės prie karvės uodegos rš. 3. Vlkv prk. priekabė: Jis visuomet ieško kìbių Šmk. Ar kelio klausi, ar kibių ieškai? Rs. Jis įsigėręs tuoj ieško kibės… …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

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