cribbing
豎井木框板壁; 排節; 木垛
crib·bing /ˈkrɪbɪŋ/ 名詞
Crib, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cribbed p. pr. & vb. n. Cribbing.]
1. To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp.
If only the vital energy be not cribbed or cramped. --I. Taylor.
Now I am cabin'd, cribbed, confined. --Shak.
2. To pilfer or purloin; hence, to steal from an author; to appropriate; to plagiarize; as, to crib a line from Milton. [Colloq.]
Child, being fond of toys, cribbed the necklace. --Dickens.
Crib·bing n.
1. The act of inclosing or confining in a crib or in close quarters.
2. Purloining; stealing; plagiarizing. [Colloq.]
3. Mining A framework of timbers and plank backing for a shaft lining, to prevent caving, percolation of water, etc.
4. A vicious habit of a horse; crib-biting. The horse lays hold of the crib or manger with his teeth and draws air into the stomach with a grunting sound.
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crib
n 1: baby bed with high sides [syn: cot]
2: a literal translation used in studying a foreign language
(often used illicitly) [syn: pony, trot]
3: a card game in which each player is dealt 6 cards and
discards one or two to make up the crib [syn: cribbage]
v 1: use a crib, as in an exam
2: take unauthorized (intellectual material)
3: line with beams or planks; "crib a construction hole"
[also: cribbing, cribbed]