"tib out" meaning in English

See tib out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: tibs out [present, singular, third-person], tibbing out [participle, present], tibbed out [participle, past], tibbed out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tib out (third-person singular simple present tibs out, present participle tibbing out, simple past and past participle tibbed out)
  1. (UK, slang, obsolete, Charterhouse School) To play truant. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
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