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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.
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• 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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