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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CRIBBLE

n. 1. A corn-sieve or riddle.
2. Coarse flour or meal. [Not used in the United States. ]

CRIBBLE

v.t.To sift; to cause to pass through a sieve or riddle.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CRIBBLE

Crib "ble (krb "b'l ), n. Etym: [F. crible, LL. criblus sieve, fr. L.cribrum.]

1. A coarse sieve or screen.

2. Coarse flour or meal. [Obs. ] Johnson.

CRIBBLE

Crib "ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cribbled (-b'ld ); p. pr. & vb. n.Cribbling (-blng ).] Etym: [Cf. F. cribler. ]

Defn: To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle; to sift.

CRIBBLE

CRIBBLE Crib "ble, a.

Defn: Coarse; as, cribble bread. [Obs. ] Huloet.