2. Verb. (third-person singular of kibble) ¹
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Definition of Kibbles
1. kibble [v] - See also: kibble
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kibbles
Literary usage of Kibbles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Practice in Mining by Richard Augustine Studdert Redmayne (1909)
"... ROPES AND kibbles The various Methods of Sinking Shafts. ... the bottom of
the shaft being drained of water by means of water kibbles. 2. ..."
2. Appletons' Cyclopædia of Applied Mechanics: A Dictionary of Mechanical by Appleton, firm, publishers, New York (1880)
"L_ Lr kibbles. See MINE APPLIANCES. KILN. A structure, usually of considerable
size, which may be heated for the purpose of roasting, burning, hardening, ..."
3. Cases Decided in the Court of Session by Scotland Court of Session, Patrick Shaw, Scotland, Court of Session (1831)
"Jameson—A. Dunlop. r)ec 78~1830 kibbles v. Sasine—Registration—Writ—Marriage
Contract.—1.—A precept of sasine held not Stevenson (fee. to be exhausted by an ..."
4. The Mining and Smelting Magazine (1863)
"but also the finished kibbles. They "are sold by the cwt. at the same rate as
boiler-plates. There is a difference of about 4s. per cwt. between the price ..."
5. Gold Mining Machinery: Its Selection, Arrangement, and Installation. A by W. H. Tinney (1906)
"... and Winding Engines—Geared Engines—Setting Foundations—Direct- acting
Engines—Ropes—Shackles—Splicing—kibbles—Cages—Skips—Headgears —Table of Inclines. ..."
6. Principles of metal mining by Joseph Henry Collins (1875)
"The small kibbles used with the tackle are called "winze-kibbles. ... Whim-kibbles
are of nearly the same form as winze- kibbles, ..."
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