Crossword clues for kibble
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Kibble \Kib"ble\, v. t.
To bruise; to grind coarsely; as, kibbled oats. [Prov.Eng.]
--Halliwell.
Kibble \Kib"ble\, n. A large iron bucket used in Cornwall and Wales for raising ore out of mines. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also kibbal.]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"ground-up meat used as dog food, etc.," apparently from the verb meaning "to bruise or grind coarsely," attested from 1790, first in milling, but of unknown origin. The same or an identical word was used in the coal trade in the late 19c. and in mining from the 1670s for "bucket used to haul up ore or waste."
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. something that has been kibbled, especially grain for use as animal feed vb. to grind coarsely Etymology 2
n. an iron bucket used in mines for hoisting anything to the surface
WordNet
n. coarsely ground grain in the form of pellets (as for pet food)
an iron bucket used for hoisting in wells or mining
Wikipedia
Kibble may refer to:
- Dry compound feed, especially when used as dog food or cat food
- chalk and flint rubble, also known as kibble in East Devon, used to consolidate ground
- a large Bucket (machine part), as used to raise ore from a mine shaft, see shaft mining
- a rock of crack cocaine
- kibbled wheat, a type of coarsely milled flour
Usage examples of "kibble".
It was the harshest threat Kibble had at her disposal and just the mention of it properly scared Cassie.
In her struggle for an explanation of her feelings to Kibble she had arrived at an essential conclusion.
If the tool satchel were ever discovered by Thelma Kibble or any other law enforcement officer, Cassie would have a degree of deniability that might keep her out of lockdown.
Ever aware that Thelma Kibble might make good on her threat to make an unscheduled appearance, she left no outward appearance in her home or activities of what she was planning and preparing for.
Despite the stern words to Cassie, Kibble probably had dozens of hard cases that were more deserving than Cassie of a field visit.
Thelma Kibble until the light was on and she glanced down to see what her foot had just bumped into.
She bunched it in her hands and moved in close to Kibble to use it as a compress.
And I never knew what he meant until I found out from Kibble today what he knew that night.
Hollywood home of her parole agent, identified as Thelma Kibble, a forty-two-year-old resident of Hawthorne.
Investigators believe there was a confrontation and Kibble was overpowered and shot once in the chest with her own weapon.
Also, the more important the topic, the more peripatetic he always became, and now he paced from window to bookcase to galley kitchen, crunching kibble underneath.
Something crunched underfoot and Dean noticed the kibble spread evenly over the floor.
Thelma Kibble was recessed in a standard government-issue cubicle in a room crowded with many identical cubicles.
Rider and Bosch sat down and told Kibble they wanted a look at the file belonging to Roland Mackey.
One was of Thelma Kibble standing in front of the DOC building, a banner welcoming her back hanging from the roof.