KIBBLE

kibble

(noun) an iron bucket used for hoisting in wells or mining

kibble

(noun) coarsely ground grain in the form of pellets (as for pet food)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Kibble (plural Kibbles)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kibble is the 27514th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 876 individuals. Kibble is most common among White (60.27%) and Black/African American (32.53%) individuals.

Etymology 1

Verb

kibble (third-person singular simple present kibbles, present participle kibbling, simple past and past participle kibbled)

To grind coarsely.

Noun

kibble (countable and uncountable, plural kibbles)

Something that has been kibbled, especially grain for use as animal feed.

Etymology 2

Noun

kibble (plural kibbles)

An iron bucket used in mines for hoisting anything to the surface.

Source: Wiktionary


Kib"ble, v. t.

Definition: To bruise; to grind coarsely; as, kibbled oats. [Prov.Eng.] Halliwell.

Kib"ble, n.

Definition: A large iron bucket used in Cornwall and Wales for raising ore out of mines. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also kibbal.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

27 April 2024

GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins