gribble Meaning, Definition & Usage

Grib"ble noun

Etymology

Cf. Prov. E. grib to bite.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) A small marine isopod crustacean (Limnoria lignorum or L. terebrans), which burrows into and rapidly destroys submerged timber, such as the piles of wharves, both in Europe and America.