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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CRIBRATION

n.[See Cribble. ] The act of sifting or riddling; used in pharmacy.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CRIBRATION

Cri *bra "tion (kr-br "shn ), n. Etym: [Cf. F. cribration, fr. L.cribrare to sift. See Cribble, n.] (Pharmacy )

 

Defn: The act or process of separating the finer parts of drugs from the coarser by sifting.