Cribbing

crib  (krb)

n.

1. A bed with high sides for a young child or baby.

2.

a. A small building, usually with slatted sides, for storing corn.

b. A rack or trough for fodder; a manger.

c. A stall for cattle.

3. A small crude cottage or room.

4. Slang One's home.

5. A framework to support or strengthen a mine or shaft.

6. A wicker basket.

7.

a. A petty theft.

b. Plagiarism.

c. See pony.

8. Games A set of cards made up from discards by each player in cribbage, used by the dealer.

v. cribbed, crib·bing, cribs

v.tr.

1. To confine in or as if in a crib.

2. To furnish with a crib.

3.

a. To plagiarize (an idea or answer, for example).

b. To steal.

v.intr.

To plagiarize; cheat.

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[Middle English, manger, from Old English cribb.]

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cribber n.