KIBBLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kibble mean? 

• KIBBLE (noun)
  The noun KIBBLE has 2 senses:

1. coarsely ground grain in the form of pellets (as for pet food)

2. an iron bucket used for hoisting in wells or mining

  Familiarity information: KIBBLE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KIBBLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Coarsely ground grain in the form of pellets (as for pet food)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("kibble" is a kind of...):

meal (coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An iron bucket used for hoisting in wells or mining

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("kibble" is a kind of...):

bucket; pail (a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top)