Vocabulary : Crib to Cribellum
Crib : A manger or rack; a feeding place for animals. ;; A stall for oxen or other cattle. ;; A small inclosed bedstead or cot for a child. ;; A box or bin, or similar wooden structure, for storing grain, salt, etc.; as, a crib for corn or oats. ;; A hovel; a hut; a cottage. ;; A structure or frame of timber for a foundation, or for supporting a roof, or for lining a shaft. ;; A structure of logs to be anchored with stones; -- used for docks, pier, dams, etc. ;; A small raft of timber. ;; A small theft; anything purloined;; a plagiaris/; hence, a translation or key, etc., to aid a student in preparing or reciting his lessons. ;; A miner's luncheon. ;; The discarded cards which the dealer can use in scoring points in cribbage. ;; To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp. ;; To pilfer or purloin; hence, to steal from an author; to appropriate; to plagiarize; as, to crib a line from Milton. ;; To crowd together, or to be confined, as in a crib or in narrow accommodations. ;; To make notes for disCribbage : A game of cards, played by two or four persons, in which there is a crib. (See Crib, 11.) It is characterized by a great variety of chances.
Cribbed : of Crib
Cribbing : of Crib ;; The act of inclosing or confining in a crib or in close quarters. ;; Purloining; stealing; plagiarizing. ;; A framework of timbers and plank backing for a shaft lining, to prevent caving, percolation of water, etc. ;; A vicious habit of a horse; crib-biting. The horse lays hold of the crib or manger with his teeth and draws air into the stomach with a grunting sound.
Crib-biter : A horse that has the habit of cribbing.