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| 1. | A manger or rack; a feeding place for animals. |
| 2. | A stall for oxen or other cattle. |
| 3. | A small inclosed bedstead or cot for a child. |
| 4. | A box or bin, or similar wooden structure, for storing grain, salt, etc.; as, a crib for corn or oats. |
| 5. | A hovel; a hut; a cottage. |
| 6. | (Mining) A structure or frame of timber for a foundation, or for supporting a roof, or for lining a shaft. |
| 7. | A structure of logs to be anchored with stones; - used for docks, pier, dams, etc. |
| 8. | A small raft of timber. |
| 9. | A small theft; anything purloined; a plagiarism; hence, a translation or key, etc., to aid a student in preparing or reciting his lessons. |
| 10. | A miner's luncheon. |
| 11. | (Card Playing) The discarded cards which the dealer can use in scoring points in cribbage. |
v. t. | 1. | To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp. |
| 2. | To pilfer or purloin; hence, to steal from an author; to appropriate; to plagiarize; as, to crib a line from Milton. |
v. i. | 1. | To crowd together, or to be confined, as in a crib or in narrow accommodations. |
| 2. | To make notes for dishonest use in recitation or examination. |
| 3. | To seize the manger or other solid object with the teeth and draw in wind; - said of a horse. |
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