crib
(krĭb)
[Middle English, manger, from Old English cribb.]
noun
- A bed with high sides for a young child or baby.
- A small building, usually with slatted sides, for storing corn.
- A rack or trough for fodder; a manger.
- A stall for cattle.
- A small crude cottage or room.
- Slang One's home.
- A framework to support or strengthen a mine or shaft.
- A wicker basket.
- A petty theft.
- Plagiarism.
- See pony
- Games A set of cards made up from discards by each player in cribbage, used by the dealer.
verb: cribbed, crib·bing, cribs.
transitive verb
- To confine in or as if in a crib.
- To furnish with a crib.
- To plagiarize (an idea or answer, for example).
- To steal.
intransitive verb
- To plagiarize; cheat.
derivatives
- crib́ber
- noun
po·ny
(pṓnē)
[Probably from obsolete French poulenet diminutive of poulain, colt, from Late Latin pullāmen, young of an animal, from Latin pullus.]
noun: pl., -nies.
- Any of several types or breeds of horses that are small in size when full grown, such as the Shetland pony.
- Informal A racehorse.
- Sports A polo horse.
- Something small for its kind, especially a small glass for beer or liqueur.
- A word-for-word translation of a foreign language text, especially one used secretly by students as an aid in studying or test-taking. Also called crib, trot
- Chiefly British The sum of 25 pounds.
tr. & intr.v.: -nied, -ny·ing, -nies.
- To study with the aid of a pony: pony a lesson; ponied all night before the exam.
phrasal verbs
- pony up
- To pay (money owed or due).
