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

Words nearby crib-bite

cri du chat, cri-du-chat syndrome, cria, crib, crib death, crib-bite, crib-biting, crib-wall, cribbage, cribbage board, cribber

Definition for cribbiting (2 of 2)

cribbing
[ krib-ing ]
/ ˈkrɪb ɪŋ /

noun

Veterinary Medicine. Also called crib-biting, wind-sucking. an injurious habit in which a horse bites its manger and as a result swallows air.
Mining.
  1. a timber lining, closely spaced, as in a shaft or raise.
  2. pieces of timber for lining a shaft, raise, etc.
Building Trades, Civil Engineering. a system of cribs, as for retaining earth or for a building or the like being moved or having its foundations rebuilt.

Origin of cribbing

First recorded in 1635–45; crib + -ing1