GRIBBLE

Etymology

Noun

gribble (plural gribbles)

Any of various wood-boring marine crustaceans of the genus Limnoria, especially Limnoria lignorum, which cause damage to underwater wooden structures.

Anagrams

• glibber

Proper noun

Gribble

A surname.

Anagrams

• glibber

Source: Wiktionary


Grib"ble, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. grib to bite.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small marine isopod crustacean (Limnoria lignorum or L. terebrans), which burrows into and rapidly destroys submerged timber, such as the piles of wharves, both in Europe and America.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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