Word Study
kibble
CIDE DICTIONARY
kibble, v. t.
To bruise; to grind coarsely; as, kibbled oats. Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
kibble, n.
A large iron bucket used in Cornwall and Wales for raising ore out of mines. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
kibble, v.tr. grind coarsely.
kibble, n. Brit. an iron hoisting-bucket used in mines.
Etymology
G K{uuml}bel (cf. OE cyfel) f. med.L cupellus, corn-measure, dimin. of cuppa cup
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