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Webster 1913 Edition


Cribble

Crib′ble

(kr?b′b’l)
,
Noun.
[F.
crible
, LL.
criblus
sieve, fr. L.
cribrum
.]
1.
A coarse sieve or screen.
2.
Coarse flour or meal.
[Obs.]
Johnson.

Crib′ble

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Cribbled
(-b’ld)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Cribbling
(-bl?ng)
.]
[Cf. F.
cribler
.]
To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle; to sift.

Crib′ble

,
Adj.
Coarse;
as,
cribble
bread
.
[Obs.]
Huloet.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cribble

CRIBBLE

,
Noun.
1.
A corn-sieve or riddle.
2.
Coarse flour or meal. [Not used in the United States.]

CRIBBLE

,
Verb.
T.
To sift; to cause to pass through a sieve or riddle.