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Word entry · 7 letters

gribble

Best crossword clue

"Wood-boring crustacean"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡɹɪ.bəl/Sorted bbegilrStarts with GEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A small marine crustacean that bores into submerged wood.

Word origin

Uncertain. Compare grub, from Proto-Germanic *grub- (“to dig”).

Used in a sentence

  • You're always gribble first thing in the morning.
  • The study also reveals that Wigan likely calls excess batter bits ‘Scraps’ or ‘Bits’, compared to the south west and east of the UK who are more likely to order ‘Gribbles’ or ‘Scrumps’.
  • Went to a Chippy as a Kid. Me "do you have Pigs Feet?" Lass Behind Counter "Yes I do". Me "Well give us a bag of GRIBBLES then Porky!!!"

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