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crib⋅ber

[krib-er]
–noun
1. a person who cribs.
2. a horse that practices cribbing.

Origin:
1695–1705; crib + -er 1
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crib   (krĭb)   
n.  
  1. A bed with high sides for a young child or baby.

    1. A small building, usually with slatted sides, for storing corn.

    2. A rack or trough for fodder; a manger.

    3. A stall for cattle.

    4. A petty theft.

    5. Plagiarism.

    6. See pony.

  2. A small crude cottage or room.

  3. Slang One's home.

  4. A framework to support or strengthen a mine or shaft.

  5. A wicker basket.

    1. A petty theft.

    2. Plagiarism.

    3. See pony.

  6. Games A set of cards made up from discards by each player in cribbage, used by the dealer.

v.   cribbed, crib·bing, cribs

v.   tr.
  1. To confine in or as if in a crib.

  2. To furnish with a crib.

    1. To plagiarize (an idea or answer, for example).

    2. To steal.

v.   intr.
To plagiarize; cheat.

[Middle English, manger, from Old English cribb.]
crib'ber n.
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