Nib"ble , n. A small or cautious bite.
Nib"ble , v. t. To bite upon something gently or cautiously; to eat a little of a thing, as by taking small bits cautiously; as, fishes nibble at the bait.
Instead of
returning a full answer to my
book, he manifestly falls a-nibbling at one single passage.
Tillotson.
Nib"ble (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nibbled (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Nibbling (?).]
[Cf. Nip.] To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat
slowly or in small bits.
Thy turfy
mountains, where live
nibbling sheep.
Shak.
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