Crossword clues for nibbler
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nibbler \Nib"bler\, n. One who, or that which, nibbles.
Wiktionary
n. 1 someone who nibbles 2 a tool for cutting sheet metal
WordNet
n. a biter who takes dainty repeated bites
Wikipedia
A nibbler, or nibblers, is a tool for cutting sheet metal with minimal distortion. One type operates much like a punch and die, with a blade that moves in a linear fashion against a fixed die, removing small bits of metal and leaving a kerf approximately 6 mm wide. Another type operates similar to tin snips, but shears the sheet along two parallel tracks 3–6 mm apart, rolling up the waste in a tight spiral as it cuts. Nibblers may be manual (hand operated) or powered.
Power nibblers are often powered by compressed air, though electrical types also exist. A common DIY nibbler tool is an electric drill attachment, which converts the rotary motion of the drill into a reciprocating motion of the jaw.
of cutting bit of manual nibbler, punch-and-die type nibbler and detail of cutting head
Nibbler is an arcade game by Rock-Ola, the most successful game released by the company. Its gameplay is a variant of Pac-Man and snake: the object is to navigate a snake through an enclosed maze, while consuming dots along the way. The length of the snake increases with each object consumed, making the game more difficult. The player must avoid colliding with the snake's own body sections. When the snake hits a wall, it stalls and rapidly runs down the level timer. After all the objects on the screen have been eaten, the player progresses to the next maze.
A home version was produced by Datasoft for the Atari 8-bit and the Apple II.
Usage examples of "nibbler".
Battle for Christmas, judging our rodent brothers effete city folk, delicate nibblers and noshers who scorned our lumberjack appetites.
He gave up, ordered a formal report filed with central battle headquarters on Nilea, sought under his backstrap for a persistent nibbler that had been pestering him all day.
Barnacles are pests too, but when the nibblers wrench them off ships they remove and eat the caulking also, so that barges and fishing boats spring sudden fatal leaks.
The booths had been moved to one side and the central area was almost completely blocked by an enormous heap of dead spiny fish, nibblers stripped of their spawn and ready to be hauled away.
They kept up their music in shifts, so that the nibblers were continuously charmed to the surface.
If I had had a trident or gaff I could now catch nibblers, and indeed to either side of me professional fishermen speared nibblers with easy economy of motion and shook them off into wide shallow baskets for sale later.
It has been observed that the individual leaves of many trees, when damaged, increase their internal quantity of various tannins, thus making themselves unpalatable to further would-be nibblers - whether insects, cattle, deer or other species.
So when we came to my wing the smell of nibbler eggs sauteed in sweet oil wafted out to greet us.
The servers were bringing in the meal, and its fragrance made my stomach grumble for its first taste of nibbler.
I forgot to fill my plate, and after a polite pause the servers helped me to red nibbler roe and clear pink sauce freckled with spices.
The arrow vanished with a tiny splash of foam, and then a deeper watery commotion marked the death throe of a nibbler.