Reeb

name, noun

name, noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Beer. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "Business topics are discussed in a most peculiar style. One man takes the pipe from his mouth and says, "Bill made a doogheno hit this morning." "Jem," says another, to a man just entering, "you'll stand a top o' reeb?" "On," answers Jem, "I've had a trosseno tol, and have been doing dab.""

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
beer

Example

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"“Whales and dolphins have always been mythical emblems for us,” said Desray Reeb, a marine biologist at BOEM’s headquarters in Sterling, Virginia. “They’re intelligent, social and mystical, and present an intriguing challenge for us to understand because they’re so like us, and yet so different.”"

Etymology

Etymology 1

First appeared in the UK in the 19th century. Back slang for beer.

Etymology 2

Dutch and German surname, from the old Germanic name *Ripo, derived from a compound *rīkī (“power”) + *berht (“bright”).

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