n. [ From Crib, v. t., 2. ] A game of cards, played by two or four persons, in which there is a crib. (See Crib, 11.) It is characterized by a great variety of chances. [ 1913 Webster ]

A man's fancy would be summed up in cribbage. John Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cribbage board, a board with holes and pegs, used by cribbage players to score their game. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

n. [ F. crible, LL. criblus sieve, fr. L. cribrum. ] 1. A coarse sieve or screen. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Coarse flour or meal. [ Obs. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Cribbled p. pr. & vb. n. Cribbling ] [ Cf. F. cribler. ] To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle; to sift. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Coarse; as, cribble bread. [ Obs. ] Huloet. [ 1913 Webster ]