Antonyms for kibble
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kib-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɪb əl |
Definition of kibble
Origin :- "ground-up meat used as dog food, etc.," apparently from the verb meaning "to bruise or grind coarsely," attested from 1790, first in milling, but of unknown origin. The same or an identical word was used in the coal trade in the late 19c. and in mining from the 1670s for "bucket used to haul up ore or waste."
- As in grind : verb crush, pulverize
- You and Kibble, with your own man, will be able to do all that is necessary.'
- Extract from : « Phantom Fortune, A Novel » by M. E. Braddon
- Almost at the same moment the kibble appeared flying upwards.
- Extract from : « Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines » by R.M. Ballantyne
- The chain was so arranged that one kibble was lowered by it while the other was being drawn up.
- Extract from : « Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines » by R.M. Ballantyne
- Mr Kibble had staggered up, with his lower jaw dropped, catching Potterson by the shoulder, and pointing to the half-door.
- Extract from : « Our Mutual Friend » by Charles Dickens
- On the highest point of the ruin is an iron machine like a kibble, which serves as a beacon.
- Extract from : « Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829. » by Hermann Pckler-Muskau
- The picture was thirty-six inches long, a view of Gourock, or some such place down the Clyde, taken by Mr. Kibble.
- Extract from : « The Evolution of Photography » by John Werge
- Mr. Kibble was an undoubted enthusiast, and kept a donkey to drag his huge camera from place to place.
- Extract from : « The Evolution of Photography » by John Werge
- Could not I run down to Grasmere for a week, with Kibble to take care of me, and see dear grandmother?
- Extract from : « Phantom Fortune, A Novel » by M. E. Braddon
- Besides, Lady Maulevrier objected before to the idea of your travelling alone with Kibble.
- Extract from : « Phantom Fortune, A Novel » by M. E. Braddon
- Kibble, the faithful Grasmere girl, sat by the divan, fanning the sufferer with a large Japanese fan.
- Extract from : « Phantom Fortune, A Novel » by M. E. Braddon
Synonyms for kibble
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