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crib-bite

[ krib-bahyt ]

verb (used without object)

, Veterinary Medicine.
, crib-bit, crib-bit·ten or crib-bit, crib-bit·ing.
  1. to practice cribbing.

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Other Words From

  • crib-biter noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of crib-bite1

1835–45; back formation from crib-biting, crib-biter; cribbing

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