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BIBBLE
Verb. Early 16th century.
[from BIB verb + -LE.]
1. verb instrans. & trans. Keep drinking; drink, tipple. E16
2. verb intrans. Dabble with the bill as a duck. M16
Ducks are cute, bibbling ducks are cuter, and a badling of bibbling ducks is perhaps the cutest sight of all.
Bibble is too wonderful a word to slip into obscurity. I intend to use it daily, and so should you.
It's really lovely that the OED tries to cater for all audiences.
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What audiences do you think it's catering to?
DeleteAll of them it seems. People that like baths, beaches, lazy monks, chronically cute ducks... all of them. I'm quite partial to elbows, so I'm looking forward to 'e'.
DeleteAll groups that are under-represented in the media.
DeleteAs for elbows, I promise to cover the first (interesting) elbow-related word I come across.
Feeling kind of sad for this lonely comment-less ducky. Hi ducky *waves*
ReplyDeleteI wonder if those ducks in the video are pet ducks. That'd be awesome. I like birds as long as they're sitting on the ground and are bibbling all cutely and stuff.
He's not commentless ... why did you say he's commentless? ... what are you suggesting by saying he's commentless??
DeleteHe was commentless at first, but now he's not anymore. Aren't you happy for him? You should be happy for Bibble. That's what I'm calling him. I call him Bibble and he shall be mine.
DeleteBibble! What a great name for a duck! It could be a character in a really high-brow kids' programme: Bibble the Brainy Duck ... and only really smart, Lexicolatry reading kids would get the joke!
DeleteHmm ... taking the fun out of it a bit? OK. You'll just call your future (ordinary) pet duck Bibble. And it'll be great : o )
I agree--bibble is a marvelous word and I shall use it.
ReplyDeleteYes! Make sure you do : o ) Great to see you, Beth.
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