The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Crib \Crib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cribbed (kr[i^]bd); p. pr. &
vb. n. Cribbing.]
1. To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to
cramp.
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If only the vital energy be not cribbed or cramped.
--I. Taylor.
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Now I am cabin'd, cribbed, confined. --Shak.
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2. To pilfer or purloin; hence, to steal from an author; to
appropriate; to plagiarize; as, to crib a line from
Milton. [Colloq.]
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Child, being fond of toys, cribbed the necklace.
--Dickens.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cribbing \Crib"bing\ (kr?b"b?ng), n.
1. The act of inclosing or confining in a crib or in close
quarters.
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2. Purloining; stealing; plagiarizing. [Colloq.]
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3. (Mining) A framework of timbers and plank backing for a
shaft lining, to prevent caving, percolation of water,
etc.
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4. A vicious habit of a horse; crib-biting. The horse lays
hold of the crib or manger with his teeth and draws air
into the stomach with a grunting sound.
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