cibol

1. (obsolete) A perennial onion plant, Allium fistulosum, commonly called Welsh onion.Examples: "SKATE WITH LIVER SAUCE: CRIMP or cut the skate into pieces, boil and serve on it a sauce made as follows: - Put into a sauce-pan, parsley, cibol, mushrooms, a clove of garlic, all finely minced, and a little butter; give it a turn or teo on the fire, and add a good dust of flour, then a bit of butter, capers, and a minced anchovy, the liver of the skate, first boiled and bruised, pepper, and salt; moisten it with gravy or water, and thicken it on the fire."; "The herbs generally employed in the fourniture are chervil, tarragon, chives, or cibol."; "Turnips, carrots, parsnips, celery, leeks, cibol, onions, etc., when used just as flavorers, should be tied in a bunch and cooked twenty or thirty minutes in the dish and then removed."obsolete