1
: material for use in making a crib
2
: a vice of horses in which they grasp a solid object (such as a stall door) with their teeth and gulp air
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There’s a thin line between homage and shameless cribbing; thankfully, director and co-writer Fede Álvarez is adept at walking it.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
Speaking of cribbing scenes from better works, in Númenor William Wallace is in the Tower of London awaiting execution when Princess Isabelle comes to plead with him to confess.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Another, in the gated community of Portuguese Bend, is perched on eight feet of timber cribbing, a makeshift remedy that essentially suspends the property on supersize Jenga blocks.
—Jack Flemmingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2023
In a televised interview with Katie Couric, Viswanathan acknowledged the similarities but claimed any cribbing was unintentional.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2022
Moments later the fire department arrived on the scene successfully stabilizing the machinery with cribbing and airbags while providing medical attention to the patient.
—John Benson, cleveland, 24 Sep. 2021
Since the bell’s cribbing, Kalicky had wanted to restore its full function but more pressing repairs and restorations to the church always took precedence.
—Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 26 Mar. 2021
At that moment, a bear’s head popped up from behind the cribbing.
—Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 22 Dec. 2020
The bear picked around the loose bait that was scattered across the ground in front of the cribbing logs.
—Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 22 Dec. 2020
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
Speaking of cribbing scenes from better works, in Númenor William Wallace is in the Tower of London awaiting execution when Princess Isabelle comes to plead with him to confess.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Another, in the gated community of Portuguese Bend, is perched on eight feet of timber cribbing, a makeshift remedy that essentially suspends the property on supersize Jenga blocks.
—Jack Flemmingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2023
In a televised interview with Katie Couric, Viswanathan acknowledged the similarities but claimed any cribbing was unintentional.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2022
Moments later the fire department arrived on the scene successfully stabilizing the machinery with cribbing and airbags while providing medical attention to the patient.
—John Benson, cleveland, 24 Sep. 2021
Since the bell’s cribbing, Kalicky had wanted to restore its full function but more pressing repairs and restorations to the church always took precedence.
—Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 26 Mar. 2021
At that moment, a bear’s head popped up from behind the cribbing.
—Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 22 Dec. 2020
The bear picked around the loose bait that was scattered across the ground in front of the cribbing logs.
—Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 22 Dec. 2020
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cribbing
noun
crib·bing
ˈkrib-iŋ 
: a habit of horses in which they grasp a solid object (such as a stall door) with their teeth and gulp air
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