[kib-uh
l] 
verb, -bled, -bling, noun | 1. | to grind or divide into particles or pellets, as coarse-ground meal or prepared dry dog food. |
| 2. | grains or pellets resulting from a kibbling process. |
[kib-uhl] | an iron bucket used in mines for hoisting ore. |
| kib·ble 1 (kĭb'əl) n. An iron bucket used in wells or mines for hoisting water, ore, or refuse to the surface. [Probably from German Kübel, pail, from Middle High German, from Old High German -chublī (in miluhchublī, milk pail), from Vulgar Latin *cupia, from Latin cūpa, vat.] |
| kib·ble 2 (kĭb'əl) tr.v. kib·bled, kib·bling, kib·bles To crush or grind (grain, for example) coarsely. n. Meal ground by this process and used in the form of pellets especially for pet food. [Origin unknown.] |
