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kibble

Pronunciation: /ˈkɪbəl/

The English word “kibble” has 7 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To grind coarsely.

noun

  1. Something that has been kibbled, especially grain for use as animal feed.
  2. Any artificial animal feed in pellet form.
  3. Food that is high in nutritional value yet tasteless.
  4. An iron bucket used in mines for hoisting anything to the surface.
  5. A mallet used in the game of trap ball.
  6. 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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