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Definition of Cribble
1. n. A coarse sieve or screen.
2. v. t. To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle; to sift.
3. a. Coarse; as, cribble bread.
Definition of Cribble
1. Verb. To pass something through a sieve. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cribble
1. to sift [v CRIBBLED, CRIBBLING, CRIBBLES] - See also: sift
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cribble
Literary usage of Cribble
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"To sift; cause to pnss through a sieve or ridillo. cribble-bread ... a small
sieve: see cribble. n.] 1. A genus of starfishes, of the family ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: In by Sandford Nevile, Great Britain Court of King's Bench, James Manning (1834)
"cribble lent the proceeds of the freight warrants to the defendants, and had them
placed to his credit in an account kept in his own name, he was acting in ..."
3. The New Review edited by Archibald Grove, William Ernest Henley (1897)
"cribble was too much absorbed to answer that moment. But after a while, ...
Not for ever," at last said cribble again, stretching himself a little as if ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Courts of Common Law by Great Britain Bail Court (1853)
"Another part owner, now deceased, of the name of cribble, was appointed by all
the owners ship's husband. The defendants were employed by G rib blé as his ..."
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