kibble
Pronunciation: /ˈkɪbəl/
The English word “kibble” has 7 meanings listed here.
verb
noun
- Something that has been kibbled, especially grain for use as animal feed.
- Any artificial animal feed in pellet form.
- Food that is high in nutritional value yet tasteless.
- An iron bucket used in mines for hoisting anything to the surface.
- A mallet used in the game of trap ball.
- In the Transformers fandom, pieces of a toy or figure necessary for one mode, but appearing out of place or unnecessary in the other.
Etymology
Unknown; verb sense c. 1790, Shropshire dialect, perhaps variant of chip or derived from Etymology 2 below.
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