- cribble
- To push something through a sieve
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Cribble — Crib ble, a. Coarse; as, cribble bread. [Obs.] Huloet. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cribble — Crib ble (kr?b b l), n. [F. crible, LL. criblus sieve, fr. L. cribrum.] 1. A coarse sieve or screen. [1913 Webster] 2. Coarse flour or meal. [Obs.] Johnson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cribble — Crib ble, v. 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cribble — verb To pass something through a sieve … Wiktionary
cribble — n. coarse flour; coarse strainer or sieve … English contemporary dictionary
cribble — crib·ble … English syllables
cribble — coarse meal, a degree better than bran … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
cribble — I. ˈkribəl noun ( s) Etymology: Middle French crible, from Late Latin criblum, alteration of Latin cribrum more at cribellum 1. : sieve, strainer 2 … Useful english dictionary
Cribbled — Cribble Crib ble, v. 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cribbling — Cribble Crib ble, v. 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
