name, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A still-born lamb. Northern-England, dialectal
2. 2
   Long handled rake used to clear weirs on the UK canal network.

Verb

1. 1
   Of a ewe, to abort a lamb. Northern-England, dialectal

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of Geb. Egyptian, alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

All synonyms

geb

Etymology

Of unknown origin but possibly of North Germanic origin.

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