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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Dibs or Dibbs.
 
Money. (Compare tips, gifts to schoolboys; and diobolus. Compare also dot with tot, jot, and yod.)   1
   The huckle-bones of sheep used for gambling purposes are called dibbs; and Locke speaks of stones used for the same game, which he calls dibstones.   2
 


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