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(1):

(v. i.) To seize the manger or other solid object with the teeth and draw in wind; - said of a horse.

(2):

(v. i.) To make notes for dishonest use in recitation or examination.

(3):

(v. i.) To crowd together, or to be confined, as in a crib or in narrow accommodations.

(4):

(n.) A box or bin, or similar wooden structure, for storing grain, salt, etc.; as, a crib for corn or oats.

(5):

(n.) A structure of logs to be anchored with stones; - used for docks, pier, dams, etc.

(6):

(n.) A miner's luncheon.

(7):

(n.) A small theft; anything purloined;; a plagiaris/; hence, a translation or key, etc., to aid a student in preparing or reciting his lessons.

(8):

(n.) A structure or frame of timber for a foundation, or for supporting a roof, or for lining a shaft.

(9):

(n.) A hovel; a hut; a cottage.

(10):

(n.) The discarded cards which the dealer can use in scoring points in cribbage.

(11):

(n.) A small inclosed bedstead or cot for a child.

(12):

(n.) A stall for oxen or other cattle.

(13):

(n.) A manger or rack; a feeding place for animals.

(14):

(v. t.) To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp.

(15):

(v. t.) To pilfer or purloin; hence, to steal from an author; to appropriate; to plagiarize; as, to crib a line from Milton.

(16):

(n.) A small raft of timber.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Crib'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/crib.html. 1828.
 
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