Cribbed
[kribd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Crib
Edited by Janet
Examples
- I am sure they should be arrested, cribbed, tried, and brought in for Botany Bay, at the very least. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Cribbed and barred and moored by massive rusty chains, the prison-ship seemed in my young eyes to be ironed like the prisoners. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Child being fond of toys, cribbed the necklace, hid it, played with it, cut the string, and swallowed a bead. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Edited by Janet