Index of English words, starting with "cr"

(1) - Cribbage (v. t.) A game of cards, played by two or four persons, in which there is a crib. (See Crib, 11.) It is characterized by a great variety of chances.

(1) - Cribbing (n.) A vicious habit of a horse; crib-biting. The horse lays hold of the crib or manger with his teeth and draws air into the stomach with a grunting sound.
(2) - Cribbing (n.) A framework of timbers and plank backing for a shaft lining, to prevent caving, percolation of water, etc.
(3) - Cribbing (n.) Purloining; stealing; plagiarizing.
(4) - Cribbing (n.) The act of inclosing or confining in a crib or in close quarters.
(5) - Cribbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crib

(1) - Cribble (a.) Coarse; as, cribble bread.
(2) - Cribble (v. t.) To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle; to sift.
(3) - Cribble (n.) Coarse flour or meal.
(4) - Cribble (n.) A coarse sieve or screen.