释义 |
dib1 /dib/ intransitive verb (dibbˈing; dibbed)- To dip
- To fish by letting the bait bob up and down on the surface of the water
ORIGIN: Prob a form of dab dib2 /dib/ noun- One of the small bones of a sheep's leg
- (in pl) a children's game, played by throwing up such small bones or stones (dibˈ-stones), etc from the palm and catching them on the back of the hand (also jacks, or in Scots chuckie-stanes or chucks)
- (in pl) money (also dibbs; slang)
ORIGIN: Ety uncertain dibs on (US) A claim to |