glib

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

GLIB, adjective [Latin glaber, smooth; labor, to slide. This word contains the elements of slip. Qu. Latin glubo.] 1. Smooth; slippery; admitting a body to slide easily on the surface; as, ice is glib 2. Smooth; voluble; easily moving; as a glib tongue. GLIB, noun A thick curled bush of hair hanging down over the eyes. [Not in use.] GLIB, verb transitive To castrate. 1. To make smooth.
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