kibble

n.
An iron bucket used in wells or mines for hoisting water, ore, or refuse to the surface.

[Probably from German Kübel, pail, from Middle High German, from Old High German -chublī (in miluhchublī, milk pail), from Vulgar Latin *cupia, from Latin cūpa, vat.]

kib·ble² (kĭb'əl)
tr.v., -bled, -bling, -bles.
To crush or grind (grain, for example) coarsely.

n.
Meal ground by this process and used in the form of pellets especially for pet food.

[Origin unknown.]

To grind or chop coarsely.

Baked dough that is crushed or cracked. Prepared usually by extruding and then heating–drying the dough. Used as dry food for dogs and cats.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: coarsely ground grain in the form of pellets (as for pet food)

Meaning #2: an iron bucket used for hoisting in wells or mining

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