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▪ I. dibs|dɪbz|
[colloq. Arab. debs = Heb. deḇaš honey, wine syrup.]
A thick sweet syrup made from grape-juice in Eastern countries; also, a similar syrup made from dates.
1757B. Plaisted Jrnl. Calcutta to Busserah 112 The inspissated Juice of the Grape, called here Dibbs. 1841E. Robinson Bibl. Res. Palestine II. 442 The finest grapes are dried as raisins; and the rest being trodden and pressed, the juice is boiled down to a syrup, which under the name of Dibs is much used by all classes wherever vineyards are found. 1864W. K. Tweedie Lakes & Rivers of Bible 62 He will fetch fresh-baked bread, and a supply of dibs—a kind of honey made from grapes. 1946N. Glueck River Jordan 96 Dibs, something like honey, usually made of dates.
▪ II. dibs
(plural): see dib n.2 |