Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cribble \Crib"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cribbled} (-b'ld); p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Cribbling} (-bl?ng).] [Cf. F. cribler.]
   To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle; to sift.