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Cribble

Cribble \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.

Cribble

Cribble \Crib"ble\, a. Coarse; as, cribble bread. [Obs.]
--Huloet. [1913 Webster] ||

Cribble

Cribble \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.

Wiktionary
cribble

  1. (context obsolete English) coarse n. 1 A coarse sieve or screen. 2 Coarse flour or meal. v

  2. To pass something through a sieve.

Usage examples of "cribble".

After all the tanks have been captured I prepare a container and cribble a message of congratulations to our comrades from the Wing and me.