/ dɪbz; NAmE /
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IDIOMS
- dibs on ...
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent. (denoting pebbles used in a children's game): from earlier dib-stones , perhaps from dib .
/ dɪbz; NAmE /
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IDIOMS
- dibs on ...
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent. (denoting pebbles used in a children's game): from earlier dib-stones , perhaps from dib .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005