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Webster 1913 Edition

Scribble

Scrib′ble

,
Verb.
T.
[Cf.
Scrabble
.]
(Woolen Manuf.)
To card coarsely; to run through the scribbling machine.

Scrib′ble

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Scribbled
(-b’ld)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Scribbling
(-blĭng)
.]
[From
Scribe
.]
1.
To write hastily or carelessly, without regard to correctness or elegance;
as, to
scribble
a letter
.
2.
To fill or cover with careless or worthless writing.

Scrib′ble

,
Verb.
I.
To write without care, elegance, or value; to scrawl.
If Maevius
scribble
in Apollo’s spite.
Pope.

Scrib′ble

,
Noun.
Hasty or careless writing; a writing of little value; a scrawl;
as, a hasty
scribble
.
Boyle.
Neither did I but vacant seasons spend
In this my
scribble
.
Bunyan.

Webster 1828 Edition

Scribble

SCRIB'BLE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. scribillo,
dim.
of scribo, to write. See Scribe.]
1.
To write with haste, or without care or regard to correctness or elegance; as, to scribble a letter or pamphlet.
2.
To fill with artless or worthless writing.

SCRIB'BLE

,
Verb.
I.
To write without care or beauty.
If Maevius scribble in Apollo's spite.

SCRIB'BLE

,
Noun.
Hasty or careless writing; a writing of little value; as a hasty scribble.

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