To beat. Fib the cove's quarron in the rumpad for the lour in his bung; beat the fellow in the highway for the money in his purse. CANT.--A fib is also a tiny lie.
·vt To tell a fib to. II. Fib ·vi To speak falsely. III. Fib ·noun A falsehood; a lie; — used eup...
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