Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Kibble — can mean: * To grind (grain, etc) fairly coarsely. ** As a result, kibble sometimes means a component of dog food and cat food. * The bucket of a well * Tom W. B. Kibble is a physicist * Chris Kibble is a jazz musician * In Islam the Qibla is the … Wikipedia
Kibble — Kib ble, v. t. To bruise; to grind coarsely; as, kibbled oats. [Prov.Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kibble — Kib ble, n. A large iron bucket used in Cornwall and Wales for raising ore out of mines. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also {kibbal}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kibble — ► VERB ▪ grind or chop (beans, grain, etc.) coarsely. ► NOUN N. Amer. ▪ ground meal shaped into pellets, especially for pet food. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
kibble — [kib′əl] vt. kibbled, kibbling [< ?] to grind or form into coarse particles or bits n. meal, prepared dog food, etc. in this form … English World dictionary
kibble — n American food, a meal. Kibble is a word of unknown origin which literally means coarse ground dog food. ► OK I ve got it, we ll chloroform her kibble! (M*A*S*H, US TV comedy, 1981) … Contemporary slang
Kibble — This name derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century cybbel meaning a cudgel and was originally given as an occupational name to a maker or seller of cudgels, or perhaps as a nickname to one stout and heavy as a cudgel. The surname is first… … Surnames reference
kibble-chain — kibbˈle chain noun The chain for drawing up a bucket • • • Main Entry: ↑kibble … Useful english dictionary
kibble — I. transitive verb (kibbled; kibbling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1790 to grind coarsely < kibbled dog biscuit > < kibbled grain > II. noun Date: circa 1905 coarsely ground meal or grain (as for animal feed) … New Collegiate Dictionary
kibble — kibble1 /kib euhl/, v., kibbled, kibbling, n. v.t. 1. to grind or divide into particles or pellets, as coarse ground meal or prepared dry dog food. n. 2. grains or pellets resulting from a kibbling process. [1780 90; orig. uncert.] kibble2 /kib… … Universalium
