kribbe

Definitions of kribbe
  1. noun
    a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
    synonyms: afvoergoot, goot, gootpijp, krib, regenpijp, straatgoot, trog, voederbak, voerbak
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    types:
    docht, doft, roeibank, stortgat
    sloping channel through which things can descend
  2. noun
    a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed
    synonyms: krib, trog, voederbak, voerbak
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    type of:
    container, laadkist
    any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
  3. noun
    a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward
    synonyms: krib, rijspoor, spoor
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    type of:
    prik, prikstok
    a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion
  4. noun
    a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
    synonyms: havendam, havenhoofd, krib, leidam, lies, nol, rits, strandhoofd, stroomdam, zeedijk, zeewering
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