keb

K5E1B3
UK, US/kɛb/

verb

Of a ewe, to abort a lamb.

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Meanings

keb1

verbkeb (third-person singular simple present kebs, present participle kebbing, simple past and past participle kebbed)

present singular third person kebs · participle present kebbing · participle past kebbed · past kebbed

  1. Northern EnglanddialectalOf a ewe, to abort a lamb.
nounkeb (plural kebs)

plural kebs

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

Keb2

proper noun
  1. Egyptianalternativehuman sciencesAlternative form of Geb.

Origin

Of unknown origin but possibly of North Germanic origin.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

keb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keb

MLA

“keb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keb. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keb.

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