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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Gib (g soft).
 
The cut of his gib. (See JIB.)   1
   To hang one’s gib. To be angry, to pout. The lower lip of a horse is called its gib, and so is the beak of a male salmon.   2
 


 Giaour (jow’-er).Gib Cat. 

 
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