Band books

2. Purloining; stealing;
plagiarizing. [Colloq.]

3. (Mining) A framework of timbers
and plank backing for a shaft lining, to prevent caving,
percolation of water, etc.

4. A vicious habit of a horse; crib-
biting. The horse lays hold of the crib or manger with his teeth
and draws air into the stomach with a grunting sound.

Crib"-bit`ing (kr?b"b?t`?ng), n.
Same as Cribbing, 4.

Crib"ble (kr?b"b'l), n. [F.
crible, LL. criblus sieve, fr. L. cribrum.]
1. A coarse sieve or screen.

2. Coarse flour or meal. [Obs.]
Johnson.

Crib"ble, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Cribbled (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb.
n. Cribbling (-bl?ng).] [Cf. F.
cribler.] To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle;
to sift.

Crib"ble, a. Coarse; as,
cribble bread. [Obs.] Huloet.

||Cri*bel"lum (kr?b?l"l?m), n.


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