dibsn.¹

Etymology: Dibs , found in the 18th cent., was probably a familiar shortening of dibstones , mentioned by Locke. Probably a derivative of dib v.²: compare the names dabber n. 2, and (dialect) dabs , applied to a similar game, < dab v.¹

a. A game played by children with pebbles or the knuckle-bones of sheep; also the name of the pebbles or bones so used; see astragal n., check-stone n.¹, cockal n.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > five-stones or knuckle-bones

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Jack1863

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1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Dibbs, a play among children.

1810 E. D. Clarke Trav. Var. Countries: Pt. 1st x. 177 This game is called dibbs by the English.

1867 H. Kingsley Silcote xiii His dibbs and agate taws.

1888 B. Lowsley Gloss. Berks. Words & Phrases Dibs, a game played with the small knuckle bones taken from legs of mutton; these bones are themselves called dibs.

1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester Dibs, pebbles.

b. A children's word used to express a claim or option on some object (frequently int.); chiefly in to get (etc.) dibs on (something), to have first claim to. Cf. bags I phr., dubs n.¹ U.S. colloquial.

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society > morality > dueness or propriety > [interjection] > used to assert a claim

dibs1932

society > morality > dueness or propriety > [noun] > claiming as due or right > claim or a demand for something as due > children's expression of

dibs1932

society > morality > dueness or propriety > [verb (transitive)] > claim > have first claim to

to get (etc.) dibs on1954

1932 Amer. Speech 7 401 Dibs, interj., an interjection giving option on first chance or place. ‘Dibs on that magazine when you're through.’ ‘Dibs on going with the team if there's room.’

1943 Amer. Notes & Queries 3 139/1 If a sprout came out of the house with some candy or an apple and saw a couple of friends who might have an interest in his prize, the only sensible thing for him to do was to cry ‘No dibs!’ before they could say ‘I/We got dibs!’

1953 L. M. Uris Battle Cry iii. i. 197 Two bottles of beer were issued to all enlisted men…‘Dibs on your beer, Mary’. ‘Two lousy bottles, can they spare it?’

1954 E. Eager Half Magic iv. 69 You always get dibs on first 'cause you're the oldest.

1985 New Yorker 29 Apr. 71/3 Patterson took care to remember..which upstream banks had dibs on which borrowers.

2. In singular. A counter used in playing at cards, etc., as a substitute for money.

3. plural. A slang term for money.

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society > trade and finance > money > [noun]

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mintOE

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(the) Spanish1788

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California1851

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mon1888

Jack1890

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kale1912

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oodle1930

potatos1931

bread1935

moolah1936

acker1939

moo1941

lolly1943

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poppy1943

mazoola1944

dosh1953

bickies1966

lovely jubbly1990

scrilla1994

1812 H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. 111 Make nunky surrender his dibs.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Dibbs, a galley term for ready money.

1868 M. E. Braddon Run to Earth III. ix ‘You are the individual what comes down with the dibbs.’

1883 W. Besant All in Garden Fair ii. iii To make other beggars do the work and to pocket the dibs yourself.

4. In singular. = dibble n.¹ (In various English dialects.)

1891 Leicestersh. Gloss. Dib, Dibber or Dibble, a pointed instrument often made of a broken spade-handle, for making holes for seeds.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

dibsn.²

/dɪbz/

Etymology: colloquial Arabic debs = Hebrew deḇaš honey, wine syrup.

A thick sweet syrup made from grape-juice in Eastern countries; also, a similar syrup made from dates.

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the world > food and drink > food > additive > sweetener > syrup > [noun] > other syrups

hydrosacrec1400

succadoc1530

honey roset1558

tree-honey1626

treacle1694

capillaire1754

dibs1757

syrup of capillaire1785

arrope1851

glucose1852

bush-syrup1866

palm-honey1866

moskonfyt1872

grenadine1896

pyromel1899

corn syrup1903

butterscotch1910

rose hip syrup1942

1757 B. Plaisted Jrnl. Calcutta to Busserah 112 The inspissated Juice of the Grape, called here Dibbs.

1841 E. Robinson Bibl. Res. Palestine II. 442 The finest grapes are dried as raisins; and the rest being trodden and pressed, the juice is boiled down to a syrup, which under the name of Dibs is much used by all classes wherever vineyards are found.

1864 W. K. Tweedie Lakes & Rivers of Bible 62 He will fetch fresh-baked bread, and a supply of dibs—a kind of honey made from grapes.

1946 N. Glueck River Jordan 96 Dibs, something like honey, usually made of dates.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	dibs
释义	dibsn.¹ Etymology: Dibs , found in the 18th cent., was probably a familiar shortening of dibstones , mentioned by Locke. Probably a derivative of dib v.²: compare the names dabber n. 2, and (dialect) dabs , applied to a similar game, < dab v.¹ 1. a. A game played by children with pebbles or the knuckle-bones of sheep; also the name of the pebbles or bones so used; see astragal n., check-stone n.¹, cockal n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > five-stones or knuckle-bones morteaulxa1475 martel1481 cockal1586 check-stone1587 guile-bones1606 dab-stone1652 dibstones1692 dibs1736 jackstones1783 Jack1863 knuckle-bone1884 five stones1900 1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Dibbs, a play among children. 1810 E. D. Clarke Trav. Var. Countries: Pt. 1st x. 177 This game is called dibbs by the English. 1867 H. Kingsley Silcote xiii His dibbs and agate taws. 1888 B. Lowsley Gloss. Berks. Words & Phrases Dibs, a game played with the small knuckle bones taken from legs of mutton; these bones are themselves called dibs. 1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester Dibs, pebbles. b. A children's word used to express a claim or option on some object (frequently int.); chiefly in to get (etc.) dibs on (something), to have first claim to. Cf. bags I phr., dubs n.¹ U.S. colloquial. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > [interjection] > used to assert a claim dibs1932 society > morality > dueness or propriety > [noun] > claiming as due or right > claim or a demand for something as due > children's expression of dibs1932 society > morality > dueness or propriety > [verb (transitive)] > claim > have first claim to to get (etc.) dibs on1954 1932 Amer. Speech 7 401 Dibs, interj., an interjection giving option on first chance or place. ‘Dibs on that magazine when you're through.’ ‘Dibs on going with the team if there's room.’ 1943 Amer. Notes & Queries 3 139/1 If a sprout came out of the house with some candy or an apple and saw a couple of friends who might have an interest in his prize, the only sensible thing for him to do was to cry ‘No dibs!’ before they could say ‘I/We got dibs!’ 1953 L. M. Uris Battle Cry iii. i. 197 Two bottles of beer were issued to all enlisted men…‘Dibs on your beer, Mary’. ‘Two lousy bottles, can they spare it?’ 1954 E. Eager Half Magic iv. 69 You always get dibs on first 'cause you're the oldest. 1985 New Yorker 29 Apr. 71/3 Patterson took care to remember..which upstream banks had dibs on which borrowers. 2. In singular. A counter used in playing at cards, etc., as a substitute for money. 3. plural. A slang term for money. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > [noun] silverc825 feec870 pennieseOE wortheOE mintOE scata1122 spense?c1225 spendinga1290 sumc1300 gooda1325 moneya1325 cattlec1330 muckc1330 reasona1382 pecunyc1400 gilt1497 argentc1500 gelta1529 Mammon1539 ale silver1541 scruff1559 the sinews of war1560 sterling1565 lour1567 will-do-all1583 shell1591 trasha1592 quinyie1596 brass1597 pecuniary1604 dust1607 nomisma1614 countera1616 cross and pilea1625 gingerbreada1625 rhinoa1628 cash1646 grig1657 spanker1663 cole1673 goree1699 mopus1699 quid1699 ribbin1699 bustle1763 necessary1772 stuff1775 needfula1777 iron1785 (the) Spanish1788 pecuniar1793 kelter1807 dibs1812 steven1812 pewter1814 brad1819 pogue1819 rent1823 stumpy1828 posh1830 L. S. D.1835 rivetc1835 tin1836 mint sauce1839 nobbins1846 ochre1846 dingbat1848 dough1848 cheese1850 California1851 mali1851 ducat1853 pay dirt1853 boodle?1856 dinero1856 scad1856 the shiny1856 spondulicks1857 rust1858 soap1860 sugar1862 coin1874 filthy1876 wampum1876 ooftish1877 shekel1883 oil1885 oof1885 mon1888 Jack1890 sploshc1890 bees and honey1892 spending-brass1896 stiff1897 mazuma1900 mazoom1901 cabbage1903 lettuce1903 Oscar Asche1905 jingle1906 doubloons1908 kale1912 scratch1914 green1917 oscar1917 snow1925 poke1926 oodle1930 potatos1931 bread1935 moolah1936 acker1939 moo1941 lolly1943 loot1943 poppy1943 mazoola1944 dosh1953 bickies1966 lovely jubbly1990 scrilla1994 1812 H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. 111 Make nunky surrender his dibs. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Dibbs, a galley term for ready money. 1868 M. E. Braddon Run to Earth III. ix ‘You are the individual what comes down with the dibbs.’ 1883 W. Besant All in Garden Fair ii. iii To make other beggars do the work and to pocket the dibs yourself. 4. In singular. = dibble n.¹ (In various English dialects.) Π 1891 Leicestersh. Gloss. Dib, Dibber or Dibble, a pointed instrument often made of a broken spade-handle, for making holes for seeds. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2022). dibsn.² /dɪbz/ Etymology: colloquial Arabic debs = Hebrew deḇaš honey, wine syrup. A thick sweet syrup made from grape-juice in Eastern countries; also, a similar syrup made from dates. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > additive > sweetener > syrup > [noun] > other syrups hydrosacrec1400 succadoc1530 honey roset1558 tree-honey1626 treacle1694 capillaire1754 dibs1757 syrup of capillaire1785 arrope1851 glucose1852 bush-syrup1866 palm-honey1866 moskonfyt1872 grenadine1896 pyromel1899 corn syrup1903 butterscotch1910 rose hip syrup1942 1757 B. Plaisted Jrnl. Calcutta to Busserah 112 The inspissated Juice of the Grape, called here Dibbs. 1841 E. Robinson Bibl. Res. Palestine II. 442 The finest grapes are dried as raisins; and the rest being trodden and pressed, the juice is boiled down to a syrup, which under the name of Dibs is much used by all classes wherever vineyards are found. 1864 W. K. Tweedie Lakes & Rivers of Bible 62 He will fetch fresh-baked bread, and a supply of dibs—a kind of honey made from grapes. 1946 N. Glueck River Jordan 96 Dibs, something like honey, usually made of dates. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.¹1736n.²1757
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