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was cribbing

  • past progressive of crib.

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Whewell was cribbing from a century-old custom at the French Academy of Sciences in Paris of writing reports that evaluated inventions and discoveries in the service of the king.

From Nature Apr. 18, 2016

So if Lehrer was cribbing only from himself, the what's-all-the-fuss-o-sphere wanted to know, who precisely was harmed?

From The Guardian Jul. 9, 2012

Whether he was cribbing off my colleague’s work or relying on his own reporting, Clayton said over the weekend that McNabb will be worth, you guessed it, a sixth or seventh rounder.

From Washington Post Jul. 12, 2011

And after that I saw him pull a paper out of his sleeve--you know the kind I mean, the ones they fasten to an elastic--and he was cribbing his answers from that.

From Dick Randall The Young Athlete by Clark, Ellery H.