noun
crib
An enclosure storing harvested crops or animal feed.
The farmer stores harvested corn in a crib beside the barn.
Etymology
Old English cribb named a manger or feeding enclosure. The storage sense preserves a bounded place for agricultural material, including harvested crops or feed kept for animals.
More examples
- The cows eat hay from a wooden crib.
- We repair the corn crib before harvest.
- Both cribs are full of grain.
Forms
crib · cribs