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Crib (Hastings' Dictionary)

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898–1904)· Public Domain

The earliest meaning of the Eng. word (of which the origin is unknown) is ' a barred receptacle for fodder used in cowsheds and fold- yards ; also in fields, for beasts lying out during the winter.' And that is precisely the meaning of the Heb. word 'ebhiis (fr. cjx to feed), which is used Is 1' of a crib for the ass, Pr 14* for the ox. Job 39' for the 'unicorn,' i.e. wild ox. J. Hastings.

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