"bibe" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /baɪb/ Forms: bibes [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪb Etymology: Borrowed from Irish badhb, a variant of badhbh. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|badhb}} Irish badhb, {{m|ga|badhbh}} badhbh Head templates: {{en-noun}} bibe (plural bibes)
  1. (Ireland, Newfoundland) A type of banshee whose cry indicates someone's impending death. Tags: Ireland, Newfoundland
    Sense id: en-bibe-en-noun-VGzUTaul Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English, Newfoundland English

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1822, “All Hallow Eve in Ireland”, in Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist, volume IX, number XV, page 257",
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