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.

 

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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.

 

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Crib"ble, a.

Coarse; as, cribble bread.

[Obs.]

Huloet.

 

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