sibbens

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Synonyms: gibbens

Antonyms: gibbens

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|medicine}} A [[contagious]] [[disease]], once [[endemic]] in [[Scotland]], resembling the [[yaws]] and marked by [[ulceration]] of the [[throat]] and [[nose]] and by [[pustule]]s and soft [[fungous]] [[excrescence]]s upon the surface of the body. It was thought to be like [[syphillis]].

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