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cribbing, vbl. n.|ˈkrɪbɪŋ| [f. crib v. (and n.) + -ing1.] 1. The action of the verb crib.
1791Bentham Panopt. 122 Cribbing, a vice thought hitherto congenial to schools. 1892Pall Mall G. 25 June 7/2 The cribbing and warehousing of grain. 2. = Crib-biting: see crib v. 9.
1864in Webster. 3. That which is ‘cribbed’ or pilfered.
1837Major Richardson Brit. Legion ix. (ed. 2) 225 A horse he had contrived to purchase out of his cribbings from me. 4. Mining. Timbering forming the lining of a shaft, etc.; cribwork.
1841J. Holland Collieries (ed. 2) 181 The sinking is then resumed, and..another circuit of cribbing is laid. †5. Thieves' cant. Provender, provisions. Obs.
1641Brome Jov. Crew ii. Wks. 1873 III. 388 For all this bene Cribbing and Peck let us then, Bowse a health to the Gentry Cofe of the Ken. |