CRIBBLE Crib"ble (krb"b'l), n. Etym: [F. crible, LL. criblus sieve, fr. L. cribrum.]
1. A coarse sieve or screen.
2. Coarse flour or meal. [Obs.] Johnson.
CRIBBLE
Crib"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cribbled (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.
Cribbling (-blng).] Etym: [Cf. F. cribler.]
Defn: To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle; to sift.
CRIBBLE
Crib"ble, a.
Defn: Coarse; as, cribble bread. [Obs.] Huloet.
CRIBELLUM Cri*bel"lum (krbl"lm), n. Etym: [L., a small sieve, dim. of cribrum sieve.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A peculiar perforated organ of certain spiders (Ciniflonidæ), used for spinning a special kind of silk.
CRIBRATE Crib"rate (krb"rt), a. Etym: [L. cribratus, p.p. of cribrare to sift, fr. cribrum a sieve.]