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单词 jibber
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jibbern.

Brit. /ˈdʒɪbə/, U.S. /ˈdʒɪbər/
Etymology: < jib v.2 + -er suffix1.
a. A horse that jibs.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [noun] > refusing to go on > that refuses to go on
jib1843
jibber1847
planter1863
1847 in J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words
1871 J. S. Le Fanu Checkmate II. xiii. 123 There are kickers and roarers, and bolters and jibbers.
1879 G. A. Sala Paris herself Again II. xiv. 233 His horse was a miserable jibber.
b. One who jibs.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition > jibbing or balking > one who
jibber1936
1936 F. D. Davison Children of Dark People x. 147 He said you'd got lost and he'd been sent out by the elders of the tribe to look for you; the old jibber!
1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 123 Jibber, one who has second thoughts about attempting something, and then refuses to make the effort.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

jibberv.

Brit. /ˈdʒɪbə/, U.S. /ˈdʒɪbər/
Etymology: Related to jabber v. and gibber v.1
intransitive. To speak rapidly and inarticulately; to chatter unintelligibly.
ΘΠ
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > talk gibberish [verb (intransitive)]
rabblea1400
javerc1440
jabber1499
jabble1570
jargon1570
gabble1574
gibberish1577
gibber1604
cant1728
jibber1824
rigmarole1831
to talk through (the back of) one's neck1899
garble1913
jibber-jabber1922
jabberwock1959
1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet I. xi. 234 The jack-an-ape..jibbered and cried as if it was mocking its master.
1883 H. Caine Cobwebs Crit. i. 16 A jibbering disposition to ‘break into ecstasies’.
1898 Westm. Gaz. 25 May 3/2 The proud passenger..may jibber with fright.
1900 Westm. Gaz. 12 Sept. 4/2 They decline to learn..and jibber when corrected.

Derivatives

jibber-jabber n. and v.
ΘΠ
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > [noun]
jargon1340
gibberishc1557
fustiana1593
hibber-gibber1593
rabble?1593
gabbling1599
rantum-scantum1599
ribble-rabble1601
gabble1602
High Dutch1602
Greek1603
baragouin1614
galimatias1653
riddle-me-ree1678
clink-clank1679
Hebrew1705
alieniloquy1727
jabber1735
mumbo-jumbo1738
gibbering1786
rigmarole1809
gibber1832
rigmarolery1833
Babelism1834
jargoning1837
barrikin1851
abracadabra1867
double Dutch1876
jabberwock1902
jabberwocky1908
jibber-jabber1922
mumbo-jumbery1923
mumbo1931
double-talk1938
garbology1944
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > talk gibberish [verb (intransitive)]
rabblea1400
javerc1440
jabber1499
jabble1570
jargon1570
gabble1574
gibberish1577
gibber1604
cant1728
jibber1824
rigmarole1831
to talk through (the back of) one's neck1899
garble1913
jibber-jabber1922
jabberwock1959
1922 A. Haddon Green Room Gossip ix. 240 The jibber-jabber was entertaining, not because the utterances were those of ordinary human beings, but because they were the voice of Shaw.
1945 L. Shelly Hepcats Jive Talk Dict. 26 Jibber jabber, senseless talk.
1948 Bulletin (Philadelphia) 23 Mar. 24/5 Time for Congress to quit jibber-jabbering.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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