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kibble

[kib-uhl]

verb (used with object)

to grind or divide into particles or pellets, as coarse-ground meal or prepared dry dog food.

noun

grains or pellets resulting from a kibbling process.

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Origin:
1780–90; origin uncertain

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noun British.

an iron bucket used in mines for hoisting ore.

Origin:
1665–75; < German Kübel pail, vat

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kibble¹ (ˈkɪb^əl)

—n
	(Brit) a bucket used in wells or in mining for hoisting

[C17: from German Kübel; related to Old English cyfel, ultimately from Medieval Latin cuppacup]

kibble² (ˈkɪb^əl)

—vb
1.	(tr) to grind into small pieces

—n
2.	(US), (Canadian) ground meal formed into pellets and used as pet food

[C18: of unknown origin]

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