Middle English Dictionary Entry
kibber n.
Entry Info
| Forms | kibber n. |
| Etymology | ?From stem of kible & -er(e suf.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. cubbel.
1.
A block of wood tied to an animal to prevent it from straying; a clog.
Associated quotations
- a1400 Ancr.Recl.(Pep 2498)63/4 : God þere fortyed hym to a clott of heuy erþe, as men done a beeste þat is a rayker and wil bleþelich goo fram his felawes, men tyen to a kibber oiþer schakelen it.