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gibby|ˈgɪbɪ| Also 9 gibbey. [dim. of gib n.3] a. Short for gibby-stick.
1852R. S. Surtees Sponge's Sp. Tour l. 286 Fine, straight hollies, fit either for gibbeys or whip-sticks. b. Comb., as gibby-stick, (a) a stick with a bent or hooked handle; (b) a kind of sweetmeat made in the form of a gibby-stick.
1788W. Marshall Yorksh. Gloss. (E.D.S.) s.v. Gib, A gibby stick, a hooked stick. 1832W. Stephenson Gateshead Local Poems 103 Here's barley sugar sweet, Gibby sticks and kisses. 1852R. S. Surtees Sponge's Sp. Tour xlix. 275 All the gibbey sticks were bundled out. 1893Northumbld. Gloss., Gibby-stick, a stick with the end bent for a handle. |