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Gribble

Grib′ble

,
Noun.
[Cf. Prov. E. grib to bite.]
(Zool.)
A small marine isopod crustacean (
Limnoria lignorum
or
Limnoria terebrans
), which burrows into and rapidly destroys submerged timber, such as the piles of wharves, both in Europe and America.

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Gribble

Gribble

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Proper noun

Gribble

  1. A surname.

gribble

gribble

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Noun

gribble (plural gribbles)

  1. Any of various wood-boring marine crustaceans of the genus Limnoria, especially Limnoria lignorum, which cause damage to underwater wooden structures.

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