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Crew"et (kr?"?t), n. See
Cruet.

Crib (kr?b), n. [AS. crybb;
akin to OS. kribbja, D. krib, kribbe, Dan.
krybbe, G. krippe, and perh. to MHG. krebe
basket, G, korb, and E. rip a sort of wicker
basket.]

1. A manger or rack; a feeding place for
animals.

The steer lion at one crib shall meet.

Pope.

2. A stall for oxen or other
cattle.

Where no oxen are, the crib is clean.

Prov. xiv. 4.

3. A small inclosed bedstead or cot for a
child.

4. A box or bin, or similar wooden
structure, for storing grain, salt, etc.; as, a crib for
corn or oats.

5. A hovel; a hut; a cottage.

Why rather, Sleep, liest thou in smoky
cribs, . . .

Than in the perfumed chambers of the great?

Shak.

6. (Mining) A structure or frame
of timber for a foundation, or for supporting a roof, or for
lining a shaft.


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