gribble
/ˈɡɹɪ.bəl/ · noun
Meaning
- Any of various wood-boring marine crustaceans of the genus Limnoria, especially Limnoria lignorum, which cause damage to underwater wooden structures.
- Tending to grumble; grumpy, irascible.
- A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.
- A surname.
Etymology / origin
Uncertain. Compare grub, from Proto-Germanic *grub- (“to dig”).
- *grub-(gem-pro)→
- gribble (English)
- Relations: der
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