kibbling

См. также в других словарях:

• kibbling — cut up fish used as bait (Newfoundland) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• kibbling — v. grind coarsely, crumble into small pieces n. coarsely ground meal which is made into pellets and used as pet food; iron bucket used for carrying refuse to the surface (Mining) …   English contemporary dictionary

• kibling — kibbling …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• kibble — kibble1 /kib euhl/, v., kibbled, kibbling, n. v.t. 1. to grind or divide into particles or pellets, as coarse ground meal or prepared dry dog food. n. 2. grains or pellets resulting from a kibbling process. [1780 90; orig. uncert.] kibble2 /kib… …   Universalium

• kibble — I. transitive verb (kibbled; kibbling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1790 to grind coarsely < kibbled dog biscuit > < kibbled grain > II. noun Date: circa 1905 coarsely ground meal or grain (as for animal feed) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• mastication — n 1. chewing, crunching, craunch ing, munching, champing, mumbling, Fletcherism, Fletcherizing, gnawing, nibbling, biting, Dial. chawing, Both Archaic. manducation, manducating; rumination, remastication. 2. pulverization, pulverizing,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• kibble — I. /ˈkɪbəl / (say kibuhl) verb (t) (kibbled, kibbling) 1. to grind into small particles. –adjective 2. of or relating to wheat, grain, etc., which has been kibbled. {origin unknown} II. /ˈkɪbəl / (say kibuhl) noun 1. a large iron bucket used in… …  

• kibble — [kib′əl] vt. kibbled, kibbling [< ?] to grind or form into coarse particles or bits n. meal, prepared dog food, etc. in this form …   English World dictionary