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, noun

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

Derived forms of crib-biting

crib-biter, noun