chimblins

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/ˈtʃɪm.blɪŋz/

noun

Small fragments or crumbs produced by nibbling or gnawing; tiny pieces left after something has been chewed, crumbled, or worn away, especially as by mice or vermin.

“The mice have chimbled the cheese all to pieces, and left nothing but the chimblings”

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chumblingsnibblingscrumbs
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Meanings

nounchimblins pl (plural only)
  1. Midlandsarchaicdialectalpluralplural onlychiefly BuckinghamshireSmall fragments or crumbs produced by nibbling or gnawing; tiny pieces left after something has been chewed, crumbled, or worn away, especially as by mice or vermin.

    The mice have chimbled the cheese all to pieces, and left nothing but the chimblings

    Synonyms: chumblings, nibblings, crumbs

  2. pluralplural onlyregional(by extension, rare, family usage) Small scraps or morsels of food; leftover bits of meat or other fragments remaining after a meal.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSmall fragments or crumbs produced by nibbling or gnawing; tiny pieces left after something has been chewed, crumbled, or worn away, especially as by mice or vermin.

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chumblingsnibblingscrumbs

Origin

From chimble (“to nibble; to gnaw; to crumble”), a dialectal English verb recorded in nineteenth-century provincial glossaries, notably in Buckinghamshire and surrounding counties. Related to chibble, chivel, and crumble in regional use.

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APA

chimblins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimblins

MLA

“chimblins.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimblins. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chimblins,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimblins.

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