thible

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/ˈθaɪbəl/

noun

A stick for stirring food.

OriginNorthern Middle English thyvelle ← Old English þȳfel →
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Meanings

nounthible (plural thibles)

plural thibles · alternative thivel

  1. UKdialectalobsoleteA stick for stirring food.

Origin

  1. Old Englishþȳfel“thicket”
  2. Northern Middle Englishthyvelle
  3. Englishthible

Inherited from Northern Middle English thyvelle, perhaps from Old English þȳfel (“thicket”) through an intermediate sense of "whisk".

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APA

thible. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thible

MLA

“thible.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thible. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thible,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thible.

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