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Tib (iou)



Tib noun. Now rare. M16.
[Perh. from pet-form of female forename Isabel.]
(A name for) a working-class woman. Also, a girlfriend, a sweetheart; derog. a promiscuous young woman, a prostitute. M16-L17.
Hist. In the game of gleek, the ace of trumps. M17.
Phrases: on St Tib's Eve, on Tib's Eve dial. never.