cribbing: Meaning and Definition of

crib•bing

1. Also calledan injurious habit in which a horse bites its manger and as a result swallows air.
1. a timber lining, closely spaced, as in a shaft or raise.
2. pieces of timber for lining a shaft, raise, etc.
3. a system of cribs, as for retaining earth or for a building or the like being moved or having its foundations rebuilt.