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▪ I. jibber, n.|ˈdʒɪbə(r)|
[f. jib v.2 + -er1.]
a. A horse that jibs.
1847in Halliwell. 1871Le Fanu Checkmate II. xiii. 123 There are kickers and roarers, and bolters and jibbers. 1879Sala Paris herself again (1880) II. xiv. 233 His horse was a miserable jibber.
b. One who jibs.
1936F. D. Davison Children of Dark People x. 147 He said you'd got lost and he'd been sent out by the elders of the tribe to look for you; the old jibber! 1961F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 123 Jibber, one who has second thoughts about attempting something, and then refuses to make the effort.
▪ II. jibber, v.
[Related to jabber and gibber.]
intr. To speak rapidly and inarticulately; to chatter unintelligibly. Also jibber-jabber n. and v.
1824Scott Redgauntlet Let. xi, The jackanape..jibbered and cried as if it was mocking its master. 1883Hall Caine Cobw. Crit. i. 16 A jibbering disposition to ‘break into ecstasies’. 1898Westm. Gaz. 25 May 3/2 The proud passenger..may jibber with fright. 1900Ibid. 12 Sept. 4/2 They decline to learn..and jibber when corrected. 1922A. Haddon Green Room Gossip ix. 240 The jibber-jabber was entertaining, not because the utterances were those of ordinary human beings, but because they were the voice of Shaw. 1945L. Shelly Jive Talk Dict. 26 Jibber jabber, senseless talk. 1948Bulletin (Philadelphia) 23 Mar. 24/5 Time for Congress to quit jibber-jabbering. |
