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Nibbler

noun

A biter who takes dainty repeated bites.

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"Nibbler" Quotes from Famous Books

... he said. "Seems wonderful. Here you are, just aboard ship for the first time, and 'stead o' being badly and sick, eating away like a reg'lar biscuit nibbler." ...

— The Powder Monkey • George Manville Fenn

... speaking haughtily, said: "I am Crumb Snatcher, and my race is a famous one. My father is the heroic Bread Nibbler, and he married Quern Licker, the lovely daughter of a king. Like all my race I am a warrior who has never been wont to flinch in battle. Moreover, I have been brought up as a mouse of high degree, and figs and nuts, cheese and honeycakes is the provender ...

— The Golden Fleece and the Heroes who Lived Before Achilles • Padraic Colum

... life comes loss of appetite or capricious appetite. Frequently the housewife becomes a nibbler of food, she eats a bite every now and then and never develops a real appetite. Nor is this a female reaction to "food close-at-hand"; watch any male cook, or better still take note of the man of the house on a Sunday. He spends ...

— The Nervous Housewife • Abraham Myerson

... in a harsh, cracked voice: "smart morning. Here, you two: I'm just going to feed old Nibbler, and I'll give you ...

— First in the Field - A Story of New South Wales • George Manville Fenn