Reb

See also: reb and REB

English

Proper noun

Reb

1. Shortened form of Rebecca.

Noun

Reb (plural Rebs)

1. (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

• Reb A

Anagrams

• 'erb, BrE, Bre, Erb, ber

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)

1. vine

Derived terms

• Rebhinkel

Further reading

• Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Reb”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 130