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Meaning of kibe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/kaɪb/

Definitions

A chilblain (often ulcerated), especially on the heel of the foot (also afflictive to some animals); a cold sore or blister.

archaic, poetic, rare

Examples

“By the Lord, Horatio, this three years I have took note of it, the age is grown so picked that the toe of the peasant comes so near the heel of the courtier he galls his kibe.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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