Reb
English
Proper noun
Reb
- Shortened form of Rebecca.
Noun
Reb (plural Rebs)
- (US) Abbreviation of Rebel (“Confederate soldier”).
- 1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous:
- "Jest here, or hereabouts," Disko replied, "earnin' my bread on the deep waters, an' dodgin' Reb privateers. […] "
See also
Anagrams
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German rebe, from Old High German reba, from Proto-West Germanic *rebā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreːp/
- Rhymes: -eːp
- Syllabification: Reb
Noun
Reb f (plural Reve, diminutive Rebche)
Derived terms
- Rebhinkel
Further reading
- Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Reb”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 130