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Russian
Etymology
Apparently the instrumental case of a no-longer-existent word; compare на дыбы́ (na dybý, “on its hind legs (of a horse)”), and see -ом (-om).
Pronunciation
Adverb
ды́бом • (dýbom)
- (standing) on end
- у него́ во́лосы вста́ли ды́бом ― u nevó vólosy vstáli dýbom ― his hair stood on end