cribble

Etymology

French crible, Late Latin criblus (“sieve”).

Noun

cribble (plural cribbles)

1. A coarse sieve or screen.
2. Coarse flour or meal.

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Verb

cribble (third-person singular simple present cribbles, present participle cribbling, simple past and past participle cribbled)

1. To pass something through a sieve.

Adjective

cribble (comparative more cribble, superlative most cribble)

1. (obsolete) coarse
   • Richard Huloet

     The gardens, with digging for novelties, are turned over and over, because we will not eat common cribble bread.