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Cribble

Crib'ble, n.

noun

n. [Fr. crible, L. Lat. criblus, from Lat. cribrum, sieve, from cernere, to sift.]

A coarse sieve or screen.
Coarse flour or meal. [Obs.] Johnson.

Crib'ble, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. CRIBBLED; p. pr. & vb. n. CRIBBLING.] [Fr. cribbler, from cribble, Lat. cribrare, from cribrum. See supra.] To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle; to sift.

Crib'ble, a.

adjective

a. Coarse. [Obs.] Huloet.