scribble

Definitions


[ˈskrɪbl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- write or draw (something) carelessly or hurriedly
(e.g: he took the clipboard and scribbled something illegible)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin scribillare, diminutive of Latin scribere ‘write’


[ˈskrɪbl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a piece of writing or a picture produced carelessly or hurriedly
(e.g: illegible scribbles)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin scribillare, diminutive of Latin scribere ‘write’


[ˈskrɪbl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- card (wool, cotton, etc.) coarsely
(e.g: the machine was installed by the owners to scribble wool brought in by customers)


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Origin:
late 17th century: probably from Low German; compare with German schrubbeln (in the same sense), frequentative of Low German schrubben ‘to scrub’




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