Crib
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A crib is an infant bed
in American English (English: cot).
Crib may also refer to:
Infant bed
An infant bed is a small bed specifically for infants and very young children, generally up to 3 years old....
in American English (English: cot).
Crib may also refer to:
- A box crib, a wooden frame used to stabilise a heavy object during a rescue, jacking, construction or moving operation.
- A crib (cryptanalysis), a sample of known plaintext in codebreaking
- A crib pierCrib pierA crib pier is a type of pier built with the supporting columns made of 'cribs'. Typically a crib is made from wood, but it could be made from any long cylindrical material...
, built with supporting columns constructed like log cabins - Crib sheet, a cheat sheetCheat sheetA cheat sheet or crib sheet is a concise set of notes used for quick reference. "Cheat sheet" may also be rendered "cheatsheet".Cheat sheets are so named because they may be used by students without the instructor's knowledge to cheat on a test...
or concise set of notes for quick reference - A corn cribCorn cribA corn crib or corncrib is a type of granary used to dry and store corn. It is also known as a cornhouse or corn house, though this term can refer to any granary....
, a granary for drying and storing corn - CribbageCribbageCribbage, or crib, is a card game traditionally for two players, but commonly played with three, four or more, that involves playing and grouping cards in combinations which gain points...
, a card game - Cribbing (horse)Cribbing (horse)Cribbing or crib biting is a compulsive behavior or stereotypy seen in some horses, and considered a stable vice. It involves the horse grabbing a solid object such as the stall door or fence rail with its incisors, then arching its neck, pulling against the object, and sucking in air...
, a bad habit of some horses - CrossCribbCrossCribbCrossCribb is a card game created in 1996 by Maynard's, a store located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It uses traditional cribbage scoring, a deck of cards, a custom game board, and score sheets that correspond with the game board....
, a card game - A mangerMangerA manger is a trough or box of carved stone or wood construction used to hold food for animals . Mangers are mostly used in livestock raising. They are also used to feed wild animals, e.g., in nature reserves...
, a trough or box to hold food for animals - A bach (New Zealand)Bach (New Zealand)A bach is a small, often very modest holiday home or beach house. Alternatively called a crib, they are an iconic part of New Zealand history and culture, especially in the middle of the 20th century, where they symbolized the beach holiday lifestyle that was becoming more accessible to the...
, or modest beach house - A nativity sceneNativity sceneA nativity scene, manger scene, krippe, crèche, or crib, is a depiction of the birth of Jesus as described in the gospels of Matthew and Luke...
- A water cribWater cribThe Water cribs in Chicago supply the City of Chicago with drinking water from Lake Michigan. The first water crib, the Two-Mile Crib was constructed as part of a scheme by Ellis S. Chesbrough in 1865. Water was collected and transported through a tunnel 60 feet below the lake surface to the...
, an offshore structure that supplies water to an onshore pumping station