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gribble (GRIB-uhl) - n., any of several small marine crustaceans (genus Limnoria) that bores into submerged wood.
Dangerous to wooden ships and warves. Origin unknown (speculation centers on an alteration of grub) and, for sailor's slang, surprisingly recent: first attested in 1838.
---L.
Dangerous to wooden ships and warves. Origin unknown (speculation centers on an alteration of grub) and, for sailor's slang, surprisingly recent: first attested in 1838.
---L.
