kibble

present singular third person kibbles · participle present kibbling · participle past kibbled · past kibbled

1. To grind coarsely.First known use 1790

   kibbled oats

plural kibbles

1. countableuncountableSomething that has been kibbled, especially grain for use as animal feed.First known use 1902

   The pope had already signaled his kids-over-kibbles stance in a 2014 interview with the Rome daily Il Messaggero. When asked whether some in society valued pets more than children, he said that it was a reality that reflected a “sign of cultural degeneration.”

   2022 January 6, Elisabetta Povoledo, “Pope Scolds Couples Who Choose Pets Over Kids”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

2. countableuncountableAny artificial animal feed in pellet form.
3. countablefigurativelyuncountableFood that is high in nutritional value yet tasteless.
4. countableobsoleteslanguncountablelifestyleIn the Transformers fandom, parts of a combiner that cannot be stored and must be set aside when said combiner is disassembled.First known use 1996–1999?

   Now, if only there was a convenient place to store "Combiner Kibble" -- all the hands, feet, chestplates, etc, that go into making a combiner

   1996 February 28, Lizard, “Insecticon hatches- what's the deal?”, in alt.toys.transformers (Usenet), archived from the original on 21 Oct 2021

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   There is also some kibble that goes onto them: fists, footplates, a big face for Menasor, and two chest plates. He won't stand up too well without the foot plates.

   1996 November 14, Robert Powers of the Ever-Changing, “Need Help Identifying Transformers”, in alt.toys.transformers (Usenet)

   Granted, if the remake is substantially inferior in some way important to me (like the Euro releases of the Road Caesar team missing the gestalt kibble), AND if I have a decent chance of getting the original at an affordable price, I'd go for the original too.

   1998 January 23, Doug Dlin, “Hasbro & Japanese toys...”, in alt.toys.transformers (Usenet)

5. countableslanguncountablelifestyleIn the Transformers fandom, pieces of a toy or figure necessary for one mode, but appearing out of place or unnecessary in the other.First known use 1997?

   In beast mode, he looks great from head on, but the abdomen (made out of robot legs and jointed squid kibble) doesn't look too solid if viewed from the side.

   1997 January 29, Dave Richter, “Claw Jaw and Drill Bit: Richter reviews”, in alt.toys.transformers (Usenet), archived from the original on 20 Aug 2025

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   The Age of Extinction designs in particular were amongst some of the most-involved that we'd ever seen from the live-action films, which meant that unfortunately, a good majority were left with a ton of kibble, and in some cases, were just completely inaccurate.

   2026 August 30, PrimeVsPrime, 0:48 from the start, in The BEST Bayverse Optimus Prime YET! Transformers Studio Series Voyager Class EVASION MODE Review!

plural kibbles

1. An iron bucket used in mines for hoisting anything to the surface.First known use 1671

plural kibbles

1. historicalA mallet used in the game of trap ball.

plural Kibbles

1. A surname from Old English.