gribble
See also: Gribble
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Uncertain. Compare grub, from Proto-Germanic *grub- (“to dig”).
Noun edit
gribble (plural gribbles)
- Any of various wood-boring marine crustaceans of the genus Limnoria, especially Limnoria lignorum, which cause damage to underwater wooden structures.
Etymology 2 edit
Possibly related to grumble.
Adjective edit
gribble (comparative more gribble, superlative most gribble)
- (Bermuda) Tending to grumble; grumpy, irascible.
- 1984, Peter A. Smith, Fred M. Barritt, Bermewjan Vurds, Island Press:
- You're always gribble first thing in the morning.
References edit
- “gribble”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- “gribble”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- “gribble”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.