kibe noun & verb. [kʌɪb] LME.
[Origin unkn.]
A. noun.
1. A chapped or ulcerated blister or chilblain, esp. one on the heel. Now arch. & dial. LME.
on the kibes of following on the heels of.
■ Shakespeare Hamlet The toe of the peasant comes so near the heel of the courtier, he galls his kibe.

2. transf. A sore on the foot of a horse, sheep, etc. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
b. verb trans. Affect with blisters or chilblains. Chiefly as kibed ppl adjective. Now dial. L15.

■ kiby adjective (now dial.) affected with blisters or chilblains E16.

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