Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Nautical A bracket on the mast of a ship to support the trestletrees.
- n. A bibcock.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Nautical, a bracket of timber bolted to the hound of a lower mast for the purpose of supporting the trestletree.
Wiktionary
- n. A bibcock.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A bibcock. See bib, n., 3.
Etymologies
- Alteration of bib. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Below the bibb was a space in which a cup might be set, and projecting from a tube at one side was a solid block of telescoping, transparent cups.”
“Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal The grilled pork sandwich Among Pachanga Patterson's lunch offerings: An ancho-battered pollack fish taco with citrus habanero aioli, cilantro, onion and tomato ($9), grilled lamb torta with pasilla chili sauce, pickled red onion and romaine lettuce ($9) and chicken leg torta with ancho chili paste, avocado and bibb lettuce ($8).”
“Clare and I have been recreating the JLOB bibb lettuce salad (with buttermilk dressing, fried shitake mushrooms, oranges and shropshire blue) a couple of times a week.”
“Or try the PBLT sandwich with braised pork belly, bibb lettuce, tomato and garlic aioli on Texas toast $11.”
“Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal The pumpkin & bibb salad, shown here, is part of the $20 three-course option, which also includes stir fried wonton noodles and a scoop of house-made sorbet or ice-cream.”
“For lunch there is a $20 three-course option: pumpkin and bibb salad, stir-fried wonton noodles and house-made ice cream.”
“While it baked, she made a small salad of bibb lettuce, grated carrots and canned white beans.”
“I had roasted chicken with shaved pecorino and pignoli on bibb lettuce.”
“Also happening today in the Midtown Lunch sandwich world… Certe (on 55th btw. 5+6th) introduces their June entry to the Midtown Lunch Sandwich Challenge: a beer battered jumbo soft shell crab with bibb lettuce, remoulade sauce on a toasted butter potato roll ($8.95).”
“Ginny (now in the kitchen): I'm going to make a simple bibb and mozzarella salad to go with this.”
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