"kibble" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɪbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kibble.wav [Southern-England] Forms: kibbles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪbəl Etymology: Unknown; the verb is first attested in 1790 in William Marshall’s dictionary of agricultural provincialisms, of Shropshire dialect, perhaps variant of chip or derived from kibble (“an iron bucket”). The noun is derived from the verb. The Transformers fandom etymology 1, noun sense 4 was coined by Usenet user Lizard in February 1996, after etymology 1, noun sense 1 (“animal feed”); etymology 1, noun sense 5 is by extension. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{sup|1}} ¹, {{sup|5}} ⁵, {{senseno|en|extra pieces of a toy}} etymology 1, noun sense 4, {{coinage|en|Lizard|in=February 1996|nobycat=1|nocap=1|occ=Usenet user|w=-}} coined by Usenet user Lizard in February 1996, {{senseno|en|animal feed|t=animal feed}} etymology 1, noun sense 1 (“animal feed”), {{senseno|en|pieces of a toy}} etymology 1, noun sense 5 Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} kibble (countable and uncountable, plural kibbles)
  1. Something that has been kibbled, especially grain for use as animal feed. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-kibble-en-noun-en:animal_feed Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 14 4 26 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 10 12 23 18 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 13 4 24 20 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 12 4 24 19 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 13 2 34 28
  2. Any artificial animal feed in pellet form. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-kibble-en-noun-SnpoQuEy Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 14 4 26 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 10 12 23 18 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 13 4 24 20 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 12 4 24 19 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 13 2 34 28
  3. (figuratively) Food that is high in nutritional value yet tasteless. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-kibble-en-noun-dctBeR0u Categories (other): Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 10 12 23 18 24
  4. (fandom slang, obsolete) In the Transformers fandom, parts of a combiner that cannot be stored and must be set aside when said combiner is disassembled. Tags: countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-kibble-en-noun-en:extra_pieces_of_a_toy Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 14 4 26 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 10 12 23 18 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 13 4 24 20 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 12 4 24 19 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 16 15 5 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 21 16 4 33 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 13 2 34 28 Topics: lifestyle
  5. (fandom slang) In the Transformers fandom, pieces of a toy or figure necessary for one mode, but appearing out of place or unnecessary in the other. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-kibble-en-noun-en:pieces_of_a_toy Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 14 4 26 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 10 12 23 18 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 13 4 24 20 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 12 4 24 19 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 13 2 34 28 Topics: lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: boy kibble, kibbly Translations (animal feed): granule [feminine, plural] (Czech), brokjes [neuter, plural] (Dutch), croquette (French), croccantino (Italian), crocchetta (Italian), sucha karma [feminine] (Polish), pienso [masculine] (Spanish), galletitas [feminine, plural] (Spanish), croquetas (note: for dogs and cats) [feminine, plural] (Spanish) Translations (something coarsely ground): rouhe (Finnish), Trockenfutter [neuter] (German), Schrot [masculine, neuter] (German), granella [feminine] (Italian), śruta [feminine] (Polish)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'animal feed': 46 54 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'something coarsely ground': 19 15 0 30 36

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɪbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kibble.wav [Southern-England] Forms: kibbles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪbəl Etymology: From German Kübel (“pail”), from Middle High German kübel, kubel (“bucket, bushel, measure of grain”), from Old High German kubil (“tub, bucket”), from Proto-West Germanic *kubil, from Proto-Germanic *kub- (“to be vaulted, arch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew-, *gū- (“to bend, curve, arch, vault”). Alternatively, possibly from Vulgar Latin *cupia, from Latin cūpa. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Kübel|t=pail}} German Kübel (“pail”), {{der|en|gmh|kübel}} Middle High German kübel, {{der|en|goh|kubil|t=tub, bucket}} Old High German kubil (“tub, bucket”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*kubil}} Proto-West Germanic *kubil, {{der|en|gem-pro|*kub-|t=to be vaulted, arch}} Proto-Germanic *kub- (“to be vaulted, arch”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gew-}} Proto-Indo-European *gew-, {{sup|3}} ³, {{der|en|la-vul|*cupia}} Vulgar Latin *cupia, {{der|en|la|cūpa}} Latin cūpa Head templates: {{en-noun}} kibble (plural kibbles)
  1. An iron bucket used in mines for hoisting anything to the surface.
    Sense id: en-kibble-en-noun-en:iron_bucket
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɪbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kibble.wav [Southern-England] Forms: kibbles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪbəl Head templates: {{en-noun}} kibble (plural kibbles)
  1. (historical) A mallet used in the game of trap ball. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-kibble-en-noun-fZvYaxGQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animal foods Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 8 1 17 16 3 30 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 4 1 18 17 2 29 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 9 1 17 16 1 29 15 Disambiguation of Animal foods: 14 13 6 13 12 2 28 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkɪbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kibble.wav [Southern-England] Forms: kibbles [present, singular, third-person], kibbling [participle, present], kibbled [participle, past], kibbled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪbəl Etymology: Unknown; the verb is first attested in 1790 in William Marshall’s dictionary of agricultural provincialisms, of Shropshire dialect, perhaps variant of chip or derived from kibble (“an iron bucket”). The noun is derived from the verb. The Transformers fandom etymology 1, noun sense 4 was coined by Usenet user Lizard in February 1996, after etymology 1, noun sense 1 (“animal feed”); etymology 1, noun sense 5 is by extension. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{sup|1}} ¹, {{sup|5}} ⁵, {{senseno|en|extra pieces of a toy}} etymology 1, noun sense 4, {{coinage|en|Lizard|in=February 1996|nobycat=1|nocap=1|occ=Usenet user|w=-}} coined by Usenet user Lizard in February 1996, {{senseno|en|animal feed|t=animal feed}} etymology 1, noun sense 1 (“animal feed”), {{senseno|en|pieces of a toy}} etymology 1, noun sense 5 Head templates: {{en-verb}} kibble (third-person singular simple present kibbles, present participle kibbling, simple past and past participle kibbled)
  1. To grind coarsely. Translations (to grind coarsely): меля на едро (melja na edro) (Bulgarian), rouhia (Finnish), concasser (French), schroten (German), śrutować [imperfective] (Polish), ześrutować [perfective] (Polish), дроби́ть (drobítʹ) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-kibble-en-verb-Fi4HM5cU Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 8 2 19 16 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 14 4 26 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 12 4 23 19 30 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 10 12 23 18 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 13 4 24 20 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 11 2 23 19 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 12 4 24 19 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 11 2 23 19 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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