Definition of crib

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Crib (v. t.) To pilfer or purloin; hence, to steal from an author; to appropriate; to plagiarize; as, to crib a line from Milton..

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Indefinable :: Indefinable (a.) Incapable of being defined or described; inexplicable.
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Informality :: Informality (n.) The state of being informal; want of regular, prescribed, or customary form; as, the informality of legal proceedings..
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Histographer :: Histographer (n.) One who describes organic tissues; an histologist.
Hydrography :: Hydrography (n.) The art of measuring and describing the sea, lakes, rivers, and other waters, with their phenomena..
Stork :: Storify (v. t.) To form or tell stories of; to narrate or describe in a story.
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Characterize :: Characterize (v. t.) To indicate the character of; to describe.
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Subscribe :: Subscribe (v. t.) To declare over one's signature; to publish.
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Scribable :: Scribable (a.) Capable of being written, or of being written upon..
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Personate :: Personate (v. t.) To personify; to typify; to describe.
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Attributable :: Attributable (a.) Capable of being attributed; ascribable; imputable.
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