crib
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7.6
- noun
- /krɪb/
- US
- During the winter, the grain crib was filled with enough corn to last until spring.
- corn crib
- grain crib
- stored in a crib
Examples
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The farmer stored the harvested wheat in the large crib near the barn.
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Corn in the crib and cotton baled at the gin.
Fiction book (1992) -
- Her brother's locked in the corn crib.
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With the barns full of hay and the corn in the crib, he would feel relief, his responsibility to his animals fulfilled: they would make it through until spring.
Fiction book (1997) -
The claim identified barracks for the officers and soldiers, two blockhouses, corn cribs, storage houses, a forge, and stables for 103 horses.
Academic text (2011) -
The old wooden crib behind the barn was where they kept the feed for the animals.
Synonyms
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1.0
A large farm building for storing hay or keeping animals
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5.3
A building where farmers keep grain after harvest
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9.9
An upper space in a barn where hay is kept
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8.0
A small building with open wooden sides for storing and drying ears of corn
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Etymology
The word crib comes from an old English word cribb meaning 'manger' or 'shelf for food', so a farm crib is like a box where grain is kept safe and dry.