crib-bite
[ krib-bahyt ]
/ ˈkrɪbˌbaɪt /
verb (used without object), crib-bit, crib-bit·ten or crib-bit, crib-bit·ing. Veterinary Medicine.
to practice cribbing.
Origin of crib-bite
1835–45; back formation from
crib-biting, crib-biter; see
cribbing
OTHER WORDS FROM crib-bite
crib-bit·er, nounWords nearby crib-bite
cri du chat,
cri-du-chat syndrome,
cria,
crib,
crib death,
crib-bite,
crib-biting,
crib-wall,
cribbage,
cribbage board,
cribber
Example sentences from the Web for crib-biting
It answers the threefold purpose, to prevent biting, crib-biting, and wind-sucking.
Domestic Animals |Richard L. Allen
British Dictionary definitions for crib-biting
crib-biting
noun
a harmful habit of horses in which the animal leans on the manger or seizes it with the teeth and swallows a gulp of air