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kibble

UK/ˈkɪbəl/ US/ˈkɪbʌl/ rare slang

noun

1.

coarsely ground grain in the form of pellets (as for pet food)

2.

an iron bucket used for hoisting in wells or mining

Origin

From German Kübel (“pail”), from Middle High German kübel, kubel (“bucket, bushel, measure of grain”), from Old High German kubil (“tub, bucket”), from Proto-West Germanic *kubil, from Proto-Germanic *kub- (“to be vaulted, arch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew-, *gū- (“to bend, curve, arch, vault”). Alternatively, possibly from Vulgar Latin *cupia, from Latin cūpa.

Phrases

  • boy kibble

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