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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CRIB-BITING

CRIB-BITING Crib "-bit `ing (krb "bt `ng ), n.

 

Defn: Same as Cribbing, 4.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

crib-biting

crib-bit ing ▶noun a repetitive habit of some horses that involves biting and chewing of wood, esp. that of doors and mangers, in the stable, causing excessive wear to the front teeth.

 

Oxford Dictionary

crib-biting

crib-biting ▶noun [ mass noun ] a repetitive habit of some horses which involves the biting and chewing of wood in the stable, causing excessive wear to the front teeth.