_dibs_

_dibs_ OED a game played by children with pebbles or the knucklebones of sheep; also the pebbles or bones 1730- EDD repeats this gen. dibs - slang for money, coins NID 3 claim, reservation, rights; * I have dibs on that piece of cake DAS - dibs on * withdraw [check] not used Not used Withdrawn

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/20536
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Summary:_dibs_ OED a game played by children with pebbles or the knucklebones of sheep; also the pebbles or bones 1730- EDD repeats this gen. dibs - slang for money, coins NID 3 claim, reservation, rights; * I have dibs on that piece of cake DAS - dibs on * withdraw [check] not used Not used Withdrawn

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