nibblern.

Brit.

/ˈnɪbl̩ə/,

/ˈnɪblə/, U.S.

/ˈnɪb(ə)lər/

Forms: see nibble v. and -er suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nibble v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < nibble v. + -er suffix¹.

1. A person who or thing which nibbles.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > petty thief or pilferer > [noun]

mitcher?c1225

nimmera1325

pilferer1350

truffer1485

lurcher1528

picker1549

filcher1557

purloiner1557

prig1567

prigger1567

prigman1567

fingerer1575

piker1590

prag1592

nibbler1598

lurch-man1603

petty larcener1640

budge1673

catch-cloaka1679

prigster1682

sutler1699

marauder1764

snib1823

chicken thief1840

lurker1841

souvenir hunter1862

robberling1865

jackdaw1887

miker1890

frisker1892

bower-bird1926

jagoff1931

magpie1944

slockster-

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [noun] > nibbling or gnawing > nibbler or gnawer

nibbler1598

gnawer1607

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes A mouse, a rat, a nibbler.

1599 W. Shakespeare et al. Passionate Pilgrime (new ed.) sig. A6 The tender nibler would not touch the bait.

1673 H. Hickman Hist. Quinq-articularis 19 There is a late nibler at this Learned Doctor.

1717 T. Parnell tr. Homer's Battle Frogs & Mice iii. 169 Then earth's inhabitants, the nibblers, shake.

1759 Bp. W. Warburton Lett. (1809) cxxx. 286 These are nibblers at the outside.

1800 J. Hurdis Favorite Village iv. 195 Rich furze, erewhile By the last fleecy nibbler neatly trimmed.

1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxiv. 503 The animals included in the Order of Rodents, or gnawers and nibblers.

1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling iii. 60 Although somewhat of a nibbler,..the bream will almost always take the bait in the end.

1911 J. Muir My First Summer in Sierra 47 There are no..grassy plains near camp to supply lasting pasture for our thousands of busy nibblers.

1950 Ecology 31 493/1 The Levant Vole..has been a faithful nibbler at the edges of human affairs in the Middle East.

1990 Austral. Supermarket News 28 Nov. (Suppl.) 6/1 (heading) Adults emerging as new nibbler group.

†a. U.S. regional. The cunner, Tautogolabrus adspersus. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Labrioidei (wrasse) > [noun] > family Labridae > member of Ctenolabrus (cunner)

sea-perch1601

cunner1620

sea-roach1668

nibbler1842

burgall1860

blue perch1990

1842 Nat. Hist. N.Y., Zool. iv. 173 The Bergall has various popular names: Nibbler, from its vexatious nibbling at the bait thrown out for other fishes [etc.].

1859 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 2) at Burgall Other names..are Nibbler, from its nibbling off the bait when thrown for other fishes, Blue Perch and Conner.

b. A sea chub of the subfamily Girellinae (family Kyphosidae), found esp. in reefs and rocky inshore waters of the Pacific and having a row of fine incisiform teeth.

ΚΠ

1960 List Common & Sci. Names Fishes U.S. & Canada (Amer. Fisheries Soc. Special Publ. No. 2) (ed. 2) Index to Common Names 55/1 Girellidae—nibblers.

1961 E. S. Herald Living Fishes of World 195/2 The nibblers are omnivorous marine fishes that have hinged lips and fine teeth which enable them to nibble very efficiently.

1983 W. N. Eschmeyer & E. S. Herald Field Guide Pacific Coast Fishes N. Amer. 223 Rudderfishes occur in all warm seas, nibblers only in the Pacific.

1994 J. S. Nelson Fishes of World (ed. 3) 373 Subfamily Girellinae (nibblers). Some incisiform teeth present.

3. Engineering. A tool for cutting sheet or plate metal in which a rapidly reciprocating punch knocks out a line of overlapping small holes. Also: a hand-held tool used for cutting boards, ceramic tiles, etc., in a similar manner. Cf. nibble v. 1f.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > metalworking equipment > [noun] > cutting equipment > machines

slitting-mill?1677

slit-mill1776

shear1845

nail cutter1851

plate shears1861

bar-cutter1874

paper cutter1880

guillotine1881

croppera1884

guillotine shears1884

nibbler1939

1939 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 43 144 Practically all of the standard means of cutting are used in all factories. These are the oxy-acetylene torch,..the nibbler; the saw; and the uni-shears.

1958 Engineering 28 Mar. 409/2 A nibbler for sheet up to 16 s.w.g.

1988 Motor Boat & Yachting Oct. 155/1 Thin plates can be cut with an industrial jigsaw, but heavier plates require a nibbler or an oxy-acetylene cutting torch.

1995 Pract. Householder Mar. 9/3 The most fiddly part was trying to cut the tile to fit around the decorative cornice..but, with the help of a cardboard template and a lot of work with the nibblers a near perfect fit was achieved.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nibbler
释义	nibblern. Brit. /ˈnɪbl̩ə/, /ˈnɪblə/, U.S. /ˈnɪb(ə)lər/ Forms: see nibble v. and -er suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nibble v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < nibble v. + -er suffix¹. 1. A person who or thing which nibbles. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > petty thief or pilferer > [noun] mitcher?c1225 nimmera1325 pilferer1350 truffer1485 lurcher1528 picker1549 filcher1557 purloiner1557 prig1567 prigger1567 prigman1567 fingerer1575 piker1590 prag1592 nibbler1598 lurch-man1603 petty larcener1640 budge1673 catch-cloaka1679 prigster1682 sutler1699 marauder1764 snib1823 chicken thief1840 lurker1841 souvenir hunter1862 robberling1865 jackdaw1887 miker1890 frisker1892 bower-bird1926 jagoff1931 magpie1944 slockster- the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [noun] > nibbling or gnawing > nibbler or gnawer nibbler1598 gnawer1607 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes A mouse, a rat, a nibbler. 1599 W. Shakespeare et al. Passionate Pilgrime (new ed.) sig. A6 The tender nibler would not touch the bait. 1673 H. Hickman Hist. Quinq-articularis 19 There is a late nibler at this Learned Doctor. 1717 T. Parnell tr. Homer's Battle Frogs & Mice iii. 169 Then earth's inhabitants, the nibblers, shake. 1759 Bp. W. Warburton Lett. (1809) cxxx. 286 These are nibblers at the outside. 1800 J. Hurdis Favorite Village iv. 195 Rich furze, erewhile By the last fleecy nibbler neatly trimmed. 1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxiv. 503 The animals included in the Order of Rodents, or gnawers and nibblers. 1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling iii. 60 Although somewhat of a nibbler,..the bream will almost always take the bait in the end. 1911 J. Muir My First Summer in Sierra 47 There are no..grassy plains near camp to supply lasting pasture for our thousands of busy nibblers. 1950 Ecology 31 493/1 The Levant Vole..has been a faithful nibbler at the edges of human affairs in the Middle East. 1990 Austral. Supermarket News 28 Nov. (Suppl.) 6/1 (heading) Adults emerging as new nibbler group. 2. †a. U.S. regional. The cunner, Tautogolabrus adspersus. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Labrioidei (wrasse) > [noun] > family Labridae > member of Ctenolabrus (cunner) sea-perch1601 cunner1620 sea-roach1668 nibbler1842 burgall1860 blue perch1990 1842 Nat. Hist. N.Y., Zool. iv. 173 The Bergall has various popular names: Nibbler, from its vexatious nibbling at the bait thrown out for other fishes [etc.]. 1859 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 2) at Burgall Other names..are Nibbler, from its nibbling off the bait when thrown for other fishes, Blue Perch and Conner. b. A sea chub of the subfamily Girellinae (family Kyphosidae), found esp. in reefs and rocky inshore waters of the Pacific and having a row of fine incisiform teeth. ΚΠ 1960 List Common & Sci. Names Fishes U.S. & Canada (Amer. Fisheries Soc. Special Publ. No. 2) (ed. 2) Index to Common Names 55/1 Girellidae—nibblers. 1961 E. S. Herald Living Fishes of World 195/2 The nibblers are omnivorous marine fishes that have hinged lips and fine teeth which enable them to nibble very efficiently. 1983 W. N. Eschmeyer & E. S. Herald Field Guide Pacific Coast Fishes N. Amer. 223 Rudderfishes occur in all warm seas, nibblers only in the Pacific. 1994 J. S. Nelson Fishes of World (ed. 3) 373 Subfamily Girellinae (nibblers). Some incisiform teeth present. 3. Engineering. A tool for cutting sheet or plate metal in which a rapidly reciprocating punch knocks out a line of overlapping small holes. Also: a hand-held tool used for cutting boards, ceramic tiles, etc., in a similar manner. Cf. nibble v. 1f. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > metalworking equipment > [noun] > cutting equipment > machines slitting-mill?1677 slit-mill1776 shear1845 nail cutter1851 plate shears1861 bar-cutter1874 paper cutter1880 guillotine1881 croppera1884 guillotine shears1884 nibbler1939 1939 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 43 144 Practically all of the standard means of cutting are used in all factories. These are the oxy-acetylene torch,..the nibbler; the saw; and the uni-shears. 1958 Engineering 28 Mar. 409/2 A nibbler for sheet up to 16 s.w.g. 1988 Motor Boat & Yachting Oct. 155/1 Thin plates can be cut with an industrial jigsaw, but heavier plates require a nibbler or an oxy-acetylene cutting torch. 1995 Pract. Householder Mar. 9/3 The most fiddly part was trying to cut the tile to fit around the decorative cornice..but, with the help of a cardboard template and a lot of work with the nibblers a near perfect fit was achieved. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598
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