† knabblev.
Obsolete.
To bite, gnaw, nibble. Usually intransitive or absol. with at, upon.
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > eat via specific process [verb (intransitive)] > nibble or gnaw
gnawa1382
bitec1386
knabble1580
nibble1582
nib1585
knapple1611
nab1630
moup1710
chumble1821
naggle1824
peck1824
the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > eat via specific process [verb (transitive)] > nibble or gnaw
gnawa1000
bitec1250
nibblea1500
knabble1580
knepa1642
knuba1652
nab1653
chumble1821
natter1862
1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Ronger, to knaw, to knabble.
1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus iii. 3 No companie freeth it selfe but a man may obserue some mens names nibled at, and gnabled vpon.
1622 S. Ward Woe to Drunkards Serm. (1862) 159 Take us these little foxes..for they gnabble our grapes.
1666 G. Harvey Morbus Anglicus ix. 76 Left as a bone for every Readers discretion to knabble at.
1684 T. Otway Atheist i. 7 Asses..are always ready to nabble, because it is the certain way to be nabbled again.
Derivatives
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [adjective] > nibbling or gnawing
gnawing1567
knabbling1567
nibbling1581
1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Eviijv The puttocke from the bayted hooke, Her knabling neb will spare.
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