Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In paper manufacturing, a large horizontal frame in the loft or drying-room, with hairs or wires stretched across it, on which sheets of paper are hung to dry.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Paper Manuf.) A frame on which paper is dried.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
horizontal frame withwires stretched across it for dryingpaper . - noun A
fictional alien creature in Star Trek, acooing ball offur .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Is there a way possible to find a tribble from a star trek episode?
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"Well, Cyrano Jones says that a tribble is the only love that pants can buy."
Star Trek Pants jimhines 2010
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Cyrano Jones says a tribble is the only love that money can buy.
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I think the pink fuzzy one is a valentine "tribble".
Valentine's Variety Jen 2009
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I was playing on hdhouse's word of 'tribble' which is only a word from a Star Trek episode.
"Madison gun owner Auric Gold said he often carries a handgun in a holster while walking in his east side neighborhood..." Ann Althouse 2009
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I transported the whole kit and caboodle into their engine room, where they'll be no "tribble" at all.
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He had never had musical instruction; he spoke of soprano as "tribble," of alto as
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I always thought more of Peter MacIntosh when the mysterious "tribble" that needed the Perth doctor made no difference in his manner, and he passed his snuff box across the seat before the long prayer as usual, but in this indifference to privileges Peter was exceptional.
Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush Ian Maclaren 1878
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Meanwhile, Lt. Uhura buys a small furry pet called a "tribble" and brings it back to the Enterprise, where the creatures rapidly reproduce and threaten to overpopulate the entire Enterprise.
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First ten people to answer correctly will win a tribble.
Lance Mannion: 2009
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