Meaning Crib
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Plagiarism. To copy someone else's written work and pass it off as your own.
Source: businessballs.com

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"steal," 17c. from crib (n.) in a secondary sense "a basket;" this probably also is the source of student slang meaning "plagiarize" (1778). Related: Cribbed; cribbing.
Source: etymonline.com

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Old English cribbe "manger, fodder bin in cowsheds and fields," from a West Germanic root (source also of Old Saxon kribbia "manger;" Old Frisian and Middle Dutch kribbe; Old High [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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A roof support of prop timbers or ties, laid in alternate cross-layers, log-cabin style. It may or may not be filled with debris. Also may be called a chock or cog.
Source: coaleducation.org

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Verb. 1. To copy, usually in an underhand or unfair manner. {Informal} 2. To complain, grumble. Uncommon usage.
Source: peevish.co.uk

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  Known or suspected part of the plain text (Wikipedia)
Source: cryptomuseum.com

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(n) baby bed with high sides made of slats(n) a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)(n) a bin or granary for storing grains(n) the cards discarded by players [..]
Source: beedictionary.com

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Slang for a house or dwelling, as a “Stocking Crib” (i.e. a hosiery), a “Thimble Crib” (i.e. a silversmith’s). Crib is an ox-stall. (Anglo-Saxon, crib, a s [..]
Source: bartleby.com

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A petty theft; a literal translation of some foreign work, stealthily employed to save trouble.
Source: bartleby.com

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To steal small articles. (Saxon, crybb; Irish, grib; our grab, grapple, grip, gripe, etc.)
Source: bartleby.com

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That portion of ballast between two adjacent ties.
Source: rsmck.com

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A caboose.
Source: hobonickels.org

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, or Crib-stone, sb. the curb-stone at the edge of a foot-path.
Source: ulsterscotsacademy.com

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A permanent structure set in the water, framed with wooden beams and usually filled with rocks or boulders. A crib is generally used to anchor log booms or support other constructions, e.g. submerged outfalls, water intakes, etc. (6)
Source: ngs.noaa.gov

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(US) A baby’s bed (British and Australasian cot) with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet. * '''1889''', , ''''. *: In two minutes [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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