Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To bruise or grind coarsely, as malt, beans, etc.
- To clip roughly, as a stone.
- To walk lame.
- noun The bucket of a draw-well, or of the shaft of a mine. [Prov. Eng.]
- noun A stick with a curve or knob at the end, used in playing the game of nurspell.
- To hoist ore or refuse in a mine-bucket or kibble.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Prov. Eng. A large iron bucket used in Cornwall and Wales for raising ore out of mines.
- transitive verb Prov.Eng. To bruise; to grind coarsely.
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- verb to
grind somethingcoarsely - noun something that has been
kibbled , especiallygrain for use asanimal feed - noun an
iron bucket used inmines forhoisting anything to thesurface
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an iron bucket used for hoisting in wells or mining
- noun coarsely ground grain in the form of pellets (as for pet food)
Etymologies
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Examples
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It is to be put into an iron bucket called a kibble, which is like a huge gypsy-pot (big enough to hold two ordinary-sized people thinly clad), suspended by three chains.
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It is to be put into an iron bucket called a kibble, which is like a huge gypsy-pot (big enough to hold two ordinary-sized people thinly clad), suspended by three chains.
The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton William Henry Burton Wilkins 1897
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This is mostly b.s. The dry cat food that I feed my cats is not "kibble" -- it does not contain mostly carbohydrates.
About.com Cats 2009
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Fido's food may be making kids sick; CDC calls kibble an under-recognized salmonella source
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Fido's food may be making kids sick; CDC calls kibble an under-recognized salmonella source
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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All kibble, which is cheaper than canned or raw, must have grain, potato, or tapioca in it to hold it together.
unknown title 2009
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Inside the bag, I discovered that their kibble is a small, thick triangle shape.
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The aggrandized bucket or "kibble" of the Cornishman has practically disappeared, but the cage still remains in many mines.
Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration Herbert Hoover 1919
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So we fill them up on dry "kibble," which combines animal products with vegetable-based starches, and meat-based canned "wet" foods, many containing parts of animals cats would likely never encounter, much less hunt and kill, in a purely natural situation.
Augusta Free Press 2009
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So we fill them up on dry "kibble," which combines animal products with vegetable-based starches, and meat-based canned "wet" foods, many containing parts of animals cats would likely never encounter, much less hunt and kill, in a purely natural situation.
Augusta Free Press 2009
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If you’re anything like me and have never heard of boy kibble, the internet says it’s ground beef and rice, sometimes with a sauce, sometimes not, and sometimes with a ornamental bit of fat from, say, an avocado or eggs.
Boy Kibble, but Better · i am a food blog Stephanie 2026
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Recently, after a long day of sending emails, I assembled a bowl of food I had prepared over the weekend: brown rice, ground turkey and half an avocado, all drizzled in hot sauce. As I snarfed my meal on the couch, my husband peeked into my bowl and said: “Having some boy kibble?”
What to know about ‘boy kibble’, the viral meal slop trend Madeleine Aggeler 2026
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This is just the "boy dinner" or "boy kibble" meme. AKA the gym bro meal. Pick your choice of ground meat. Add in a sauce. Eat it over rice or noods. Just rotate different meats, sauces, and veggies and you're pretty well covered nutrition wise.
Human kibble 2026
johnmperry commented on the word kibble
The famous Kibble Palace in the Botanic Gardens is probably one of Glasgow's best-loved buildings.
June 23, 2008