'Cribbing' definitions:
Definition of 'Cribbing'
From: GCIDE
- Crib \Crib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cribbed (kr[i^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cribbing.]
- 1. To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp. [1913 Webster]
- If only the vital energy be not cribbed or cramped. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- Now I am cabin'd, cribbed, confined. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To pilfer or purloin; hence, to steal from an author; to appropriate; to plagiarize; as, to crib a line from Milton. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- Child, being fond of toys, cribbed the necklace. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cribbing'
From: GCIDE
- Cribbing \Crib"bing\ (kr?b"b?ng), n.
- 1. The act of inclosing or confining in a crib or in close quarters. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Purloining; stealing; plagiarizing. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Mining) A framework of timbers and plank backing for a shaft lining, to prevent caving, percolation of water, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A vicious habit of a horse; crib-biting. The horse lays hold of the crib or manger with his teeth and draws air into the stomach with a grunting sound. [1913 Webster]