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FRIBBLE
Etymology
Verb
fribble (third-person singular simple present fribbles, present participle fribbling, simple past and past participle fribbled)
To waste or fritter.
To behave in a frivolous way.
To totter.
Adjective
fribble (comparative more fribble, superlative most fribble)
Of little or no importance, frivolous.
Noun
fribble (plural fribbles)
A trifling action.
A trifler.
A frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop.
Source: Wiktionary
Frib"ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. frivole, L. frivolus, or E. frippery.]
Definition: Frivolous; trifling; sily.
Frib"ble, n.
Definition: A frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop. A pert fribble of a peer. Thackeray.
Frib"ble, v. i.
1. To act in a trifling or foolish manner; to act frivolously. The fools that are fribbling round about you. Thackeray.
2. To totter. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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