antedating tib (verb) 1839

[Stephen Goranson]

OED tib, v.
School slang
[Origin unascertained]
intr. To slip out; to escape unobserved from school or house; to break bounds.
Also tibble v., in same sense.
1840 J. T. J. HEWLETT P. Priggins iii, A trick acquired from tibbling-out down
the lane, i.e. Charterhouse Lane, to the Red Cow. 1855 THACKERAY Newcomes ii,
Tibbing out and receiving the penalty therefor. Ibid. lxxix, I used what they
call to tib out and run down to a public-house.

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The Carthusian: a miscellany in prose and verse.
1839 2 v. London: For S. Walker. Published by pupils of the Charterhouse,
1837-1839 Google Book full view v. 1 p. 19
If some adventurous youth had 'tibbed out,' and come back with his head and
tongue full of Miss Melon's attractions, Hawkhurst had been three nights
running behind the scenes, and gone upon the stage at he banquet of Macbeth on
[p.20] Mrs. Siddons benefit.

Also, snippet-wise, NewMonthly Magazine, said to be 1840
p245?
scour the kettles--if you have no sand, you must "tib out" for some, and mind
you don't get caught at it, or you'll be flogged
p389?
After dinner, clean up, put candles in my study, and get boiling water, &c.,
ready for tea ; after that you'll only have to clean up every thing, '
tib out'
p389?
... Ninny dared not expostulate ; such a proceeding would not only have been a
work of supererogation, but of positive danger. He was ordered to " tib
out ...
p390?
was a work of danger, because if he were caught " tibbing out," a
flogging was the certain result ; but the bringing of spirits into
Rother- wick,
...
p391?
... who showed their gratitude for the treat by showing up the boys in the
morning, and having them flogged for " tibbing out down the lane. ...

Stephen Goranson
http://www.duke.edu/~goranson/Posidonius_Essenes.pdf

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