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▪ I. † ˈbiberon1 Obs. rare—1. [a. F. biberon, f. L. bib-ĕre to drink.] A tippler.
1637Bastwick Litany i. 19 Corporations of biberons and tiplers. ▪ II. ‖ biberon2|bibrɔ̃| [Fr.] A drinking-vessel with elongated spout, formerly used by travellers, invalids, and children.
a1853Mayne Expos. Lex. (1860) 120/2 Biberon, name proposed for a feeding-bottle for infants. 1862Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. ii. xvii. 127 The Biberon, a new patent invention, adapted for a lady's travelling companion. 1905Westm. Gaz. 27 May 15/3 The biberon is wrought in rock-crystal..and is in the form of a grotesque animal, of which the head is utilised as the spout. |