Knabbing

Knabbing
Knab \Knab\ (n[a^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knabbed} (n[a^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Knabbing}.] [See {Nab}, v. t., and cf. {Knap}, v. t.] 1. To seize with the teeth; to gnaw. ``Knabbing crusts.'' [Obs.] --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]

2. To nab. See {Nab}, v. t. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]


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  • Knab — (n[a^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knabbed} (n[a^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Knabbing}.] [See {Nab}, v. t., and cf. {Knap}, v. t.] 1. To seize with the teeth; to gnaw. Knabbing crusts. [Obs.] L Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. To nab. See {Nab}, v. t.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Knabbed — Knab Knab (n[a^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knabbed} (n[a^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Knabbing}.] [See {Nab}, v. t., and cf. {Knap}, v. t.] 1. To seize with the teeth; to gnaw. Knabbing crusts. [Obs.] L Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. To nab. See {Nab}, v. t …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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