First Known Use: 1838
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gribble
noun grib·ble \ˈgri-bəl\
Definition of GRIBBLE
: either of two small wood-boring marine isopods (Limnoria lignorum and L. tripunctata)
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Origin of GRIBBLE
perhaps alteration of 2grub
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