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 Tib.Tiber, 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Tib and Tom.
 
Tib is the ace of trumps, and Tom is the knave of trumps in the game of Gleek.   1
       
“That gamester needs must overcome,
That can play both Tib and Tom.”
       
Randolph: Hermaphrodite, p. 640.
 


 Tib.Tiber, 

 
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