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noun
The members used to build a (structural) crib, usually of timbers or logs, but also of concrete, steel or even plastic; cribwork.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
As a whole, the heavy structure built to support an existing structure from underneath, as with a mineshaft or when raising a building off its foundation, as for moving to another location,
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The cribbing used to support anything from below or on a side, as with a retaining wall, or to prop up a piece of heavy machinery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A self-injurious tendency of certain horses to swallow air while slobbering and biting onto objects in and about their enclosure; cribbing and windsucking are regarded as equine forms of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: ethology
Topics: equestrianism, hobbies, horses, lifestyle, pets, sports
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noun
An act of plagiarism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
present participle and gerund of crib
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
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Across languages
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