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chib
(chib)
Pronunciation:
/tʃɪb/
Scottish
noun
a knife used as a weapon.
verb
(
chibs
,
chibbing
,
chibbed
)
[
with object
]
stab (someone).
Origin:
perhaps a variant of
shiv
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