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Reeb

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
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.""

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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