Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CRIB'BLE, n. [L. cribellum, from cribrum, and this from cribro, to stiff; Sp. criba, cribar; Port. crivo; It. cribro, cribrare, and crivello, crivellare Fr. crible, cribler; W. cribaw, to comb or card; Arm. kribat; Ir. riobhar, a sieve; allied to Eng. garble. See Ch. כרבל, Arm. غَرْبَلَ garbal; Ch. רבל, to sift or riddle. Class Rb, No. 30, 34, 46.]

1. A corn-sieve or riddle.
2. Coarse flower or meal. [Not used in the United States.]