Crib

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Crib may mean:

  • Crib (cryptanalysis), a sample of known plaintext that can be used to crack open a cypher.
  • Infant bed, a small bed specifically for babies and infants.
  • A stand that contains hay (a hay crib), used to feed animals.
  • A hand the dealer receives in Cribbage, a card game.
  • CrossCribb, a card game that uses the traditional cribbage scoring system.
  • Nativity scene
  • Home (American slang), one's living space.
  • A bin (as for storing Indian corn); see corn crib.
  • A rudimentary New Zealand holiday home (colloquial in the South Island; Bach is the North Island equivalent)
  • Cribbing (horse), when a horse bites a fixed object, arches its neck and sucks in air.
  • Cribbing (rescue) or a box crib, the wooden blocks and wedges used to build support structures to stabilize heavy loads in technical vehicle rescue situations, such as overturned cars, and in urban search and rescue.
  • Cribbing is commonly used to signify whining or grumbling about something.
  • Cheating during examinations.
  • Water crib, an offshore structure that supplies water to an onshore pumping station.