geber, n.All

Geber (n.) was ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠so obscure a classical authority that it would take an Oedipus to solve the Gebrine Sphinx — a Proteus who promises kernels and gives husks.