chimblins
/ˈtʃɪm.blɪŋz/
chimblins noun: small fragments or crumbs produced by nibbling or gnawing; tiny pieces left after something has been chewed, crumbled, or worn away, especially as by mice or vermin.
Noun
chimblins pl (plural only)
- Small fragments or crumbs produced by nibbling or gnawing; tiny pieces left after something has been chewed, crumbled, or worn away, especially as by mice or vermin.
- The mice have chimbled the cheese all to pieces, and left nothing but the chimblings
- (by extension, rare, family usage) Small scraps or morsels of food; leftover bits of meat or other fragments remaining after a meal.
Synonyms of chimblins
Origin of chimblins
From chimble (“to nibble; to gnaw; to crumble”), a dialectal English verb recorded in nineteenth-century provincial glossaries, notably in Buckinghamshire and surrounding counties. Related to chibble, chivel, and crumble in regional use.
Words formed from chimblins
- chimble
- chimbling
Questions about chimblins
- What does chimblins mean?
- Chimblins means small fragments or crumbs produced by nibbling or gnawing; tiny pieces left after something has been chewed, crumbled, or worn away, especially as by mice or vermin.
- What part of speech is chimblins?
- Chimblins is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chimblins?
- Chimblins is pronounced /ˈtʃɪm.blɪŋz/.
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