Crib-biter

Crib-biter
Cribber Crib"ber (kr?b"?r), Crib-biter Crib"-bit`er (-b?t"?r), n. A horse that has the habit of cribbing. [1913 Webster]

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  • crib-biter — noun see crib bite …   Useful english dictionary

  • crib-bite — crib biter, n. /krib buyt /, v.i., crib bit, crib bitten or crib bit, crib biting. Vet. Med. to practice cribbing. [1835 45; back formation from crib biting, crib biter; see CRIBBING] * * * …   Universalium

  • crib-bite — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: back formation from crib biter & crib biting : to be addicted to crib biting • crib biter ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun * * * crib biter, n. /krib buyt /, v.i., crib bit, crib bitten or crib bit, crib biting. Vet.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • crib-bite — /ˈkrɪb baɪt/ (say krib buyt) verb (i) (crib bit, crib bitten, crib biting) to practise cribbing, as a horse. –crib biter, noun …  

  • Cribber — Crib ber (kr?b ?r), Crib biter Crib bit er ( b?t ?r), n. A horse that has the habit of cribbing. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cribber — ˈkribə(r) noun ( s) : one that cribs: as a. : crib strap b. : a crib biting horse : crib biter c …   Useful english dictionary

  • wind-suck|er — «WIHND SUHK uhr», noun. a horse given to crib biting and wind sucking; crib biter …   Useful english dictionary

  • youth — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condition of being young Nouns 1. youth, juvenility, juvenescence, immaturity, juniority; childhood, boyhood, maidenhood, girlhood, youthhood; minority, nonage, teenage, teens, tender age, bloom; prime… …   English dictionary for students

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