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  1. 1. n. A manger or rack; a feeding place for animals. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A stall for oxen or other cattle. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A small inclosed bedstead or cot for a child. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A box or bin, or similar wooden structure, for storing grain, salt, etc.; as, a crib for corn or oats. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. A hovel; a hut; a cottage. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. A structure or frame of timber for a foundation, or for supporting a roof, or for lining a shaft. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. A structure of logs to be anchored with stones; -- used for docks, pier, dams, etc. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. A small raft of timber. Source: opted
  9. 9. n. A small theft; anything purloined;; a plagiaris/; hence, a translation or key, etc., to aid a student in preparing or reciting his lessons. Source: opted
  10. 10. n. A miner's luncheon. Source: opted
  11. 11. n. The discarded cards which the dealer can use in scoring points in cribbage. Source: opted
  12. 12. v. t. To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp. Source: opted
  13. 13. v. t. To pilfer or purloin; hence, to steal from an author; to appropriate; to plagiarize; as, to crib a line from Milton. Source: opted
  14. 14. v. i. To crowd together, or to be confined, as in a crib or in narrow accommodations. Source: opted
  15. 15. v. i. To make notes for dishonest use in recitation or examination. Source: opted
  16. 16. v. i. To seize the manger or other solid object with the teeth and draw in wind; -- said of a horse. Source: opted

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