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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Cribbing \Crib"bing\ (kr?b"b?ng), n.
     1. The act of inclosing or confining in a crib or in close
        quarters.
  
     2. Purloining; stealing; plagiarizing. [Colloq.]
  
     3. (Mining) A framework of timbers and plank backing for a
        shaft lining, to prevent caving, percolation of water,
        etc.
  
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Crib \Crib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cribbed (kr?bd); p. pr. & vb.
     n. Cribbing.]
     1. To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to
        cramp.
  
              If only the vital energy be not cribbed or cramped.
                                                    --I. Taylor.
  
              Now I am cabin'd, cribbed, confined.  --Shak.
  
     2. To pilfer or purloin; hence, to steal from an author; to
        appropriate; to plagiarize; as, to crib a line from
        Milton. [Colloq.]
  
              Child, being fond of toys, cribbed the necklace.
                                                    --Dickens.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  cribbing
       See crib

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  crib
       n 1: baby bed with high sides [syn: cot]
       2: a literal translation used in studying a foreign language
          (often used illicitly) [syn: pony, trot]
       3: a card game in which each player is dealt 6 cards and
          discards one or two to make up the crib [syn: cribbage]
       v 1: use a crib, as in an exam
       2: take unauthorized (intellectual material)
       3: line with beams or planks; "crib a construction hole"
       [also: cribbing, cribbed]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  cribbing
     n.
     1 The members used to build a (structural) crib, usually of timbers
  or logs, but also of concrete, steel or even plastic; cribwork.
     2 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,
     3 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.
     4 (lb en ethology horses) 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.
     5 An act of plagiarism.
     vb.
     (present participle of en crib nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  cribbing
     n.
     1 The members used to build a (structural) crib, usually of timbers
  or logs, but also of concrete, steel or even plastic; cribwork.
     2 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,
     3 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.
     4 (lb en ethology horses) 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.
     5 An act of plagiarism.
     vb.
     (present participle of en crib nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  cribbing
     n.
     1 The members used to build a (structural) crib, usually of timbers
  or logs, but also of concrete, steel or even plastic; cribwork.
     2 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,
     3 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.
     4 (lb en ethology horses) 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.
     5 An act of plagiarism.
     vb.
     (present participle of en crib nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  cribbing
     n.
     1 The members used to build a (structural) crib, usually of timbers
  or logs, but also of concrete, steel or even plastic; cribwork.
     2 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,
     3 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.
     4 (lb en ethology horses) 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.
     5 An act of plagiarism.
     vb.
     (present participle of en crib nocat=1)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  cribbing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en crib ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb crib)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Cribbing /kɹˈɪbɪŋ/
  الحبس

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  cribbing /kɹˈɪbɪŋ/ 
  opisování

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  cribbing /kɹˈɪbɪŋ/
  abguckend, abkuckend, abschauend
     Synonym: copying
  
   see: copy sth. from sb., crib sth. from sb., copied, cribbed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  cribbing /kɹˈɪbɪŋ/
  abkupfernd
     Synonym: copying
  
   see: copy sth., crib sth., copied, cribbed, copy from one another
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  cribbing /kɹˈɪbɪŋ/
  debla koja drže trup broda u brodogradilistu

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  cribbing //ˈkɹɪbɪŋ// 
  齰癖
  self-injurious tendency of certain horses

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈkɹɪbɪŋ/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     竖井木框板壁; 排节; 木垛

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