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gibbed cat
[orig. var. gib-cat (gib n.1 4); but gibbed was afterwards taken as pa. pple. of an assumed vb. *gib to geld.]
= gib-cat, gib n.1 2.
1633W. Rowley Match Midn. ii. i, Iohn. Looke Mistresse, how they stare one at another? Iar. Yes, and swell like a couple of gib'd Cats. 1651Randolph, etc. Hey for Honesty ii. iii, Some gib'd Cat that died issuelesse has adopted thee for her Heire. 1670Ray Prov. 206 As melancholy as a gibd cat. 1687Sedley Bellamira v. i, I had as live drink with a gib'd cat. 1824W. Irving T. Trav. I. 293 The melancholy of a gibed cat. |