CRIBBLE

Etymology

Noun

cribble (plural cribbles)

A coarse sieve or screen.

Coarse flour or meal.

Verb

cribble (third-person singular simple present cribbles, present participle cribbling, simple past and past participle cribbled)

To pass something through a sieve.

Adjective

cribble (comparative more cribble, superlative most cribble)

(obsolete) coarse

The gardens, with digging for novelties, are turned over and over, because we will not eat common cribble bread.

Source: Wiktionary

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Crib"ble (krb"b'l), n. Etym: [F. crible, LL. criblus sieve, fr. L. cribrum.]

1. A coarse sieve or screen.

2. Coarse flour or meal. [Obs.] Johnson.

Crib"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cribbled (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Cribbling (-blng).] Etym: [Cf. F. cribler.]

Definition: To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle; to sift.

Crib"ble, a.

Definition: Coarse; as, cribble bread. [Obs.] Huloet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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