kibe I. \ˈkīb\noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English kybe : a chap or crack in the flesh caused by cold : an ulcerated chilblain especially on the heel < the clouted shoe of the peasant galls the kibe of the courtier — Sir Walter Scott > II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to affect with kibes < make me as angry as a kibed heel — T.B.Costain >