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gribbles

gribbles is the plural of gribble.

Meaning of gribble

Noun (1)

gribble (plural gribbles)

  1. Any of various wood-boring marine crustaceans of the genus Limnoria, especially Limnoria lignorum, which cause damage to underwater wooden structures.

Noun (2)

gribble (plural gribbles)

  1. (Devon, UK, in plural) A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.
    • The study also reveals that Wigan likely calls excess batter bits ‘Scraps’ or ‘Bits’, compared to the south west and east of the UK who are more likely to order ‘Gribbles’ or ‘Scrumps’.[2020 September 4, Ben Butler, “REVEALED: UK’s brutal verdict on these Wigan chip-shop favourites”, in Wigan Today
    Synonyms:
    scrap, scratching

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Questions about gribbles

What is gribbles the plural of?
Gribbles is the plural of gribble.

Words near gribbles in the dictionary

  1. Gribben
  2. Gribbens
  3. Gribbin
  4. Gribbins
  5. gribble
  6. gribbles
  7. Gribbon
  8. gribenes
  9. Gribetz
  10. gribiche
  11. grice

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